Agenda item

Report of the Director of Built Environment.

The Sub-Committee considered a report of the Director of Built Environment concerning the City Corporation’s transportation response to support COVID-19 recovery.

The Sub-Committee heard how this report had already been approved by the Planning and Transportation Committee, and that the Resource Allocation Sub Committee were looking at this due to the strategic importance of this work to the City’s financial recovery and to endorse it to the Policy and Resources Committee under urgency.

It was also clarified that the report did not seek approval for funding as the costs and funding approach for Phase 1 were not confirmed at the time of writing the report. Members heard that an application had been submitted to Transport for London to fund these works and a decision on this would be expected shortly. A report detailing the full costs and funding approach for Tier 1 delivery would be submitted to the Planning & Transportation Committee on 2June and the Policy & Resources Committee on 11 June.

Members underlined the importance of ensuring that disabled people would not encounter access issues as a result of this scheme, and it was confirmed that this was understood and being acted upon.

A Member also urged officers to consider and build on air quality improvements that had been made during this time.

RESOLVED, that:-

·         The aims and objectives of the transportation response to support COVID-19 recovery be endorsed to the Policy and Resources Committee to agree under urgency.