Issue - decisions

The Committee received a report from Dan Clarke, Capital and Funding Manager, Cambridgeshire County Council, informing Members of the process for allocation Corridor Area Transport Plan (CATP) s106 funding.

Mr Clarke advised that he welcomed the views of the Committee on the range of proposed projects highlighted in the report and their proposals for additional schemes for future consideration and assessment for funding.

Mr Clarke asked for proposals to be e-mailed direct to himself -ACTION

Councillor Kightley noted that although 3.1 of the report stated that the Madingley Road Cycleway Improvement was complete, this was not the case.  This meant that that the spending of the total funding from s106 was complete. Mr Clarke confirmed that there were various funding avenues where the remainder of the monies could be obtained from to complete the project. 

Councillor Reid requested further detail on the on-going ring road signage project which Mr Clarke agreed to send on.

Initial suggestions were then put forward:

     i.        Completion of Madingley Road cycle way to the Park and Ride site.

    ii.        Improve cycling facilities on Queens Road.

   iii.        Improve bus service for City residents.

  iv.        Improve cycle access at the junction of Northampton Street, Castle Street and Magdalene Street.

   v.        Increase awareness of cycle priority in areas of the City such as St Andrews Street, Sidney Street and Downing Street.

  vi.        Cycling improvements on the junction of Mill Road, Trumpington Street and at Fen Causeway roundabout.

 vii.         A detailed study to determine how the inner ring road could be made safer for cyclists.

viii.        Improve and extend the scope of the Huntingdon Road cycle scheme.

Councillor Reid recommended viewing the cycle accident statics when scrutinising the projects for funding.

The following suggestions were put forward by members of the public present:

     i.        Improve worn out pedestrian and cyclist signage in the city, such as that on Parker’s Piece.

    ii.        Improve pedestrian safety on Mount Pleasant and Shelly Road.

   iii.        Extend the suggested study of the inner road from Newmarket Road to Newnham.