Agenda item
Proposed Pedestrian Facilities Crookes Road/Nile Street/Fulwood Road/Whitham Road, Broomhill
Report of the Executive Director, Place
Decision:
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The Executive Director, Place submitted a report seeking approval to a design option for completion of detailed design and preparation for the construction for the Crookes Road/Nile Street/Fulwood Road/Whitham Road pedestrian facilities. |
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12.2 |
RESOLVED: That the Committee :- |
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(a) |
acknowledge the outcome of the 2011 consultation and the reasons for the delay in progress since then; |
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(b) |
approves Option 2 (slip road) for the Crookes Road/Nile Street/Fulwood Road/Whitham Road junction; and |
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approves the preliminary design of the Option 2 scheme and completion of the detailed design and construction in conjunction with the Streets Ahead programme. |
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12.3 |
Reasons for Decision |
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12.3.1 |
The scheme consultation clearly indicated that local people wanted to see improved pedestrian facilities at the Crookes Road/Fulwood Road crossroads. However, people did not wish to see any existing turning movements banned, but did accept a degree of additional delay to traffic created by these improvements. Option 2 was also predicted to have the least impact on existing traffic flows. This was generally why Option 2 was preferred. This option was therefore (and still is) considered to provide the best compromise. |
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12.3.2 |
The consultation captured a number of views and thoughts on what should happen with the car park and shopping parade along Fulwood Road. Although not part of the pedestrian improvement scheme, these would be retained for future use. |
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12.4 |
Alternatives Considered and Rejected |
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12.4.1 |
Officers developed two other options at the initial design stage. These were as follows:-
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12.5 |
Any Interest Declared or Dispensation Granted |
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None |
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12.6 |
Reason for Exemption if Public/Press Excluded During Consideration |
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None |
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12.7 |
Respective Director Responsible for Implementation |
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Simon Green, Executive Director, Place |
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12.8 |
Relevant Scrutiny and Policy Development Committee If Decision Called In |
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Economic and Environmental Wellbeing |
Minutes:
12.1 |
The Executive Director, Place submitted a report seeking approval to a design option for completion of detailed design and preparation for the construction for the Crookes Road/Nile Street/Fulwood Road/Whitham Road pedestrian facilities. |
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12.2 |
Matt Turner attended the meeting to make representations to the Committee. He commented that Broomhill was already a heavily congested and polluted area which exceeded government targets on air pollution. He therefore asked if the proposals would reduce levels of pollution in the area? Mr Turner further asked whether the needs of cyclists had been taken into account when the scheme had been devised? |
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12.3 |
In response, Dick Proctor, Transport Vision and Strategy Manager, acknowledged that Broomhill was a heavily congested area. This was why local residents had been seeking an improvement to pedestrian facilities. The proposals would not result in traffic gridlock and a queue modelling exercise had demonstrated this. The Community Assembly supported the scheme. Officers were now confident that the scheme was affordable and, should approval be given by the Committee, detailed design of the scheme would be undertaken and the needs of cyclists would be a key part of this. |
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12.4 |
RESOLVED: That the Committee :- |
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(a) |
acknowledge the outcome of the 2011 consultation and the reasons for the delay in progress since then; |
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(b) |
approves Option 2 (slip road) for the Crookes Road/Nile Street/Fulwood Road/Whitham Road junction; and |
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(c) |
approves the preliminary design of the Option 2 scheme and completion of the detailed design and construction in conjunction with the Streets Ahead programme. |
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12.5 |
Reasons for Decision |
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12.5.1 |
The scheme consultation clearly indicated that local people wanted to see improved pedestrian facilities at the Crookes Road/Fulwood Road crossroads. However, people did not wish to see any existing turning movements banned, but did accept a degree of additional delay to traffic created by these improvements. Option 2 was also predicted to have the least impact on existing traffic flows. This was generally why Option 2 was preferred. This option was therefore (and still is) considered to provide the best compromise. |
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12.5.2 |
The consultation captured a number of views and thoughts on what should happen with the car park and shopping parade along Fulwood Road. Although not part of the pedestrian improvement scheme, these would be retained for future use. |
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12.6 |
Alternatives Considered and Rejected |
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12.6.1 |
Officers developed two other options at the initial design stage. These were as follows:-
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