Agenda item

Appendices1, 2, 3 and 4 to this report are available electronically, hard copies will also be available in the members room and at the meeting.

Members received a report updating on the outcomes of the work being undertaken with TfL in relation to the North-South Cycle Superhighway Phase 2.

Members were advised of a number of significant improvements that officers had secured, however TfL had not agreed to a timed suspension of the proposed left turn ban into West Smithfield.

Officers recommended supporting TfL’s proposals even though these would cause some inconvenience for those wishing to access the market. This was due in part to the evidence provided by TfL of the current relatively low demand for the left turn into West Smithfield, in part by the traffic delay that introducing a timed suspension would cause but primarily having regard to the increased road danger it was believed would result from a timed suspension of the ban.

A member expressed concern that the risk of contraventions of the left turn ban throughout the day would introduce a risk for cyclists, and the fact that there would be no further attempts at mitigating this.

REOLVED – To

1)            Accept and support TfL’s proposal and approve its concept design as shown in Appendix 1,

2)            Agree that officers continue to work with TfL to facilitate the delivery of the proposals using the powers and authority available to the City Corporation

Following approval of the recommendations Marianne Fredericks advised that she wished to be recorded as having abstained from the vote.