Decision details

Notice is hereby given that the Cabinet Member for Sustainability and Parking has made the following executive decision on the above mentioned subject for the reasons set out below.

Summary of Decision

1.         That the Cabinet Member for Sustainability and Parking approved the City Council’s response to TfL’s consultation on Cycle Superhighway 11.

2.         That the City Council notes the responses received from various stakeholders, including the St Marylebone Society and the St John’s Wood Society.

3.         That the City Council notes the comments and concerns raised by local communities as set out in the appendices to the report.

Reasons for Decision

TfL has been consulting on Cycle Superhighway since 8 February 2016 and this covers the section from Swiss Cottage to Portland Place.  Within the City of Westminster the proposed alignment of this route is Avenue Road, The Outer Circle Regent’s Park, Park Crescent and Portland Place. The City Council’s response sets out that it is essential that TfL undertakes additional traffic modelling and shares the modelling assumptions with the City Council and its residents and businesses. This will assist all stakeholders in understanding fully the traffic impacts associated with the Cycle Superhighway 11 (CS11) proposals. The City Council supports the strong local feelings that TfL should adopt an holistic approach by considering the combined impacts of several schemes and major redevelopments in its modelling of CS11. There is significant concern that TfL’s modelling needs to consider the redevelopment of the St John’s Wood Barracks and the potential traffic impact of HS2, albeit that the works for the latter will not happen for at least five years.

Charlie Parker, Chief Executive

Westminster City Hall,

64 Victoria Street

LONDON  SW1E 6QP