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Forthcoming Active Travel Consultation Process

Meeting: 12/05/2021 - Environment & Economy Overview & Scrutiny Committee (Item 59)

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Additional documents:

Decision:

(a)       That the timescales associated with the forthcoming consultation exercise for the Council’s ERM and INM be noted; and

 

(b)       That the Committee request a further report detailing the outcome of the formal consultation on the Council’s INM, prior to submission in December 2021.

Minutes:

The Highway Strategy Manager presented the report to inform the Committee of the forthcoming 12 week statutory consultation on both the Council’s Active Travel Existing Route Map (ERM) and Integrated Network Map (INM) which was scheduled to commence in August 2021.  Members were asked to comment or make suggestions on the proposed consultation process.  He provided background information and reported on the main considerations as detailed in the report.

           

The Chief Officer emphasised the importance of schemes being included on the INM to form the basis of the Council’s grant submissions to the Welsh Government for the future.  He encouraged Members to add their suggestions for local schemes to the INM to support future bids.

 

The recommendations in the report were moved by Councillor Chris Dolphin and seconded by Councillor Joe Johnson.

 

RESOLVED:

 

(a)       That the timescales associated with the forthcoming consultation exercise for the Council’s ERM and INM be noted; and 

 

(b)       That the Committee requests a further report detailing the outcome of the formal consultation on the Council’s INM, prior to submission in December 2021.