Issue - decisions

1.            Thatapprovalisgivenforthe finaldesigns fortheBrookStreetandDaviesStreetTwo- Way Projectas shownon theGeneralArrangementdrawingsnumbered70018389-03- GA-01to 05 (RevA4/5)shownin AppendixB to the report.

2.            ThatTrafficManagementOrdersare madetointroducetherevisedparkingand loadingcontrols asshownon theTrafficManagementOrderdrawingsnumbered 70018389-03-TMO-01to 05 (Rev D/E)shownin AppendixG to the report.

3.            Thatapprovalisgivento implementtheproposalsin linewiththeProposedProject DeliveryProgrammefortheBrookStreetandDaviesStreetTwo-WayProject asset out in Section8 of thereport.

4.            Thatspendingapprovalisgivenof £1.22m,all ofwhichis fundedby Transportfor London.

5.            ThattheExecutiveDirectorofCityManagementandCommunitiesisgivendelegated authorityto makeanyadditionalminorchangesto theTrafficManagementOrders neededfortheprojectand tomakeany necessarychangesto theBrook Streetand DaviesStreet Two-Way Project designsas presentedin thereport,inconsultationwith theCabinetMemberforBusiness,CultureandHeritageandtheCabinetMemberfor CityHighwayson conditionthatthesechangesdo notexceedtheoverallapproved capitalexpenditureof£1.22m.

6.            ThattheCabinetMember for Business CultureandHeritage, andtheCabinetMember forCityHighwaysagreed resolutions 1 to5 totheextentthatthemattersfall within theirrespectiveTerms of Reference.

                          ReasonsforDecision

1.         Theproposedhighwaymodificationsthatwillbe deliveredby theBrook Streetand DaviesStreetTwo-WayProject willimprovepermeabilityand accessibilityin the Mayfairarea byshorteningjourneys,improvingtrafficflowsand byimprovingroute choices forall roadusers,including cyclists.Currentloadingand parkingopportunities arebeingmaintainedand manydeliveryvehicleswillhaveto undertakeless circuitous routesinorder toreachthebusinessesbecauseofthenewtwowaytraffic availabilities.

2.         Thisproject willsupportthedeliveryof theadjacentBondStreetPublicRealm ImprovementProjectwhichproposes anew rightturninto BrookStreetso thattraffic onBondStreet,takingadvantageoftheproposedtwowaytrafficoperationonBrook Street,has analternativeroute intotheMayfairarea. TheBrook StreetandDavies StreetTwo-WayProjectwillalso supportotherprojectsand schemesnearby suchas Hanover Squareandthe developingBerkeleySquare project.

3.         Theresults ofthestakeholderengagementand TrafficManagementConsultation indicatethatoveralltheprojectis consideredbeneficial,butminoramendmentsare proposedtothekerbsidecontrolsthatwereadvertisedto addressthecommentsand objectionthathave been received.