Issue - meetings

The Committee received a report from the Capital and Funding Manager, Cambridgeshire County Council.

 

The report set out to inform Members of the process for allocating Corridor Area Transport Plan (CATP) S106 funding and provided an update on progress on funding and schemes which the Committee had proposed at a meeting of West / Central Area Committee in November 2013.

 

The Committee were asked for their views on additional schemes for consideration and assessment for eligibility of funding.

 

Members’ Comments:

 

     i.        Noted that the current funds available were £156,874 for the Western Corridor.

    ii.        Requested that Newnham Councillors and residents be involved in the Ring Road Signage Scheme.

   iii.        Queried why the cycling improvements on the junction of Mill Lane and Trumpington Street suggested at the November meeting had not been included in the Officer’s report. 

  iv.        There was no signage for cyclists on Trumpington Road between Brooklands Avenue & Bateman Street junctions cycling out towards Trumpington which make it hard to determine if the lights are on green or not – could this be investigated by County Officers?

   v.        Queried how the ratings (value for money) for each scheme had been calculated as referenced in the Officer’s report, particularly for Midsummer Common.

  vi.        Important to get the scheme right on Midsummer Common and ensure proper public consultation.

 vii.        Expressed an urgent need for Magdelene Bridge area to be resurfaced as reference in 8.1 of the Officers report.

viii.        Queried if the Park and Ride on Madingley Road could be expanded under the CATP scheme.

  ix.        Stated the importance to improve the cycle ways on Huntingdon Road.

   x.        Recognised that it had been recommended that £400,000 should be allocated to the renewal of the cycle paths on Midsummer Common but queried if £156,874 could be allocated in the first instance for work to start.

 

 

Comments from members of the public:

 

     i.        Reiterated that the junction between Mill Lane and Trumpington Street required cycling improvements.

    ii.        Felt that there had been no public consultation with regards to the scheme on Midsummer Common.

 

The Capital and Funding Manager advised of the following:

 

     i.        Improvements to the junction of Mill Lane, Trumpington Street and Silver Street would be included in the access and capacity study under the 6.4 of the Officers report (package of measures to make Cycling Safer on Trumpington Street.

    ii.        Resurfacing of the highways was not included in the scheme but the request would be taken back to the relevant Officers.

   iii.         A copy of the value for money calculations would be e-mailed to the Committee for their information (ACTION).

  iv.        The expansion of the Park and Ride on Madingley Road did come under the CATP scheme.

 

The Committee:

 

Councillor Holland proposed that the current funds of £156,874

be allocated to 5.3 of the Officer’s report towards cycling in improvements on Huntingdon Road ( rejected by 1 vote to 9)

 

Councillor Holland proposed that the decision was deferred.

(rejected by 1 vote to 9)

 

Councillor Reiner proposed that the current funds of £156,874 be allocated to 5.4 of the Officer’s report to start improvement works in part on key paths on Midsummer Common.

 

Resolved (by 9 votes 1) to do so.