Issue - meetings

[Report of the Assistant Director for Planning. To be introduced by the Cabinet Member for Environment.] The report seeks approval for the Council’s  proposed Transport LIP spending submission for 2017/18.

The Cabinet Member for Environment introduced the report which set out the

bid for money, annually, to deliver projects in their local implementation plan.

Cabinet noted that this was an interim submission, while awaiting the Mayors transport strategy which will likely take a year to produce.

The Council had commenced the preparation of a new Transport Strategy and this will be supported by a Cycling and Walking strategy and a Parking Plan but will be minded to what the Mayors transport strategy will produce. The LIP will also be targeting additional resource for road user strategies.

In response to Cllr Engert’s question:

Often deprivation was a component in disproportionate number of pedestrian and child injuries on roads in the borough compared to other boroughs Agreed details of the collision map are provided in writing and details on how the injuries will be reduced.

RESOLVED

1.    To approve the Annual Spending Submission for 2017/18 as set out in Appendix 2 of this report.

2.    To note the progress to date on delivering against our LIP and Corporate Plan targets.

Reasons for decision

The LIP submission provides a major source of funding to deliver transport projects and programmes.

Alternative options considered

The Annual Spending Submission supports our approved LIP covering 2011 to 2031. It is, therefore, not considered necessary to consider other options.