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Approval of Cycle Scheme (formerly Quietway 10)

Meeting: 17/10/2019 - Executive (Item 660)

660 Approval of the Finsbury Park to Highbury Fields Cycleway pdf icon PDF 199 KB

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Decision:

AGREED RECOMMENDATIONS

Reason for decision – as specified in the report.

Other options considered - none.

Conflicts of interest/dispensations granted – none.

Link to the report

 

 

Minutes:

Cllr Webbe introduced the report. The Executive noted that the Council had declared a climate emergency and the development of new cycleways was an important aspect of promoting sustainable transport and that cycleways provide safer routes for both cyclists and pedestrians.

 

RESOLVED:

 

2.1 That the results of the consultation be noted.

 

2.2 That the Finsbury Park to Highbury Fields Cycleway be approved as at Appendix B, incorporating the following amendments:

 

           (i)        Stepped cycle tracks along Drayton Park

          (ii)        Arvon Road School Street permit area to be extended to incorporate the resident permit holders impacted by the proposed right turn ban from Horsell Road to Drayton Park.

 

2.3 That authority be delegated to the Corporate Director of Environment and Regeneration, in consultation with the Executive Member for Environment and Transport, to make any further minor amendments to the scheme as are considered necessary in the light of further traffic surveys and any issues emerging during detailed design.

 

Reason for decision – to encourage environmentally sustainable methods of transport.

Other options considered – none other than as specified in the report.

Conflicts of interest/dispensations granted – none.