Issue - decisions

1.       That the Cabinet Member for City Highways reaffirms the City Council’s support for the Quietway Edgware Road to Fitzrovia scheme, as part of the Central London Cycle Grid, and agrees to it being implemented.

2.       That approval is granted to undertake design and implementation of the proposed Quietway Edgware Road to Fitzrovia scheme, as part of the Central London Cycle Grid.

3.       That the Cabinet Member for City Highways gives delegated authority to the Executive Director for City Management and Communities to agree final scheme proposals and to enter into any necessary legal agreements with Transport for London, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for City Highways.

4.       That the Cabinet Member for City Highways gives delegated authority to the Executive Director for City Management and Communities to make any requisite traffic regulation orders associated with the scheme.

5.       That the Cabinet Member for City Highways approved capital expenditure in the sum £2,974,927 to complete the scheme.     

1.       The proposed scheme will contribute to the Council’s City for All objectives. It is intended that this scheme will:

·         Provide legible and safer routes for cycle traffic.

·         Improve the public realm and pedestrian facilities.

·         Improve health. This will be achieved in part by encouraging more everyday journeys to be made by active transportation. Improvements to pedestrian facilities are also proposed as part of the scheme.

·         Encourage more people to cycle. This will be achieved by implementing a scheme suitable for all people who want to cycle in the area, particularly those wishing to avoid some of the busier, highly trafficked main roads.

·         Reduce CO₂ emissions. This will be achieved in part by encouraging modal shift from private motor vehicles to bicycles.

·         Reduce overcrowding on public transport. This will be achieved in part by encouraging more journeys to be made by bicycle.