Decision Maker: Executive Member for Active Travel, Transport and Highways - Paul Fishwick
Decision status: For Determination
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
This report provides a high-level summary of
the government’s vision and associated new guidance for
cycling infrastructure design. By embracing the guidance at an
early stage, WBC will be well placed to develop policy along with
the numerous benefits that Active Travel brings to all residents,
visitors and businesses in the borough as part of our existing
wider sustainability, climate change and placemaking
principles.
That the Executive Member for Highways and Transport:
1) Approved the WBC adoption of the Department of Transport Local Transport Note (LTN) 1/20 ‘Cycle Infrastructure Design’ (July 2020), as part of our relevant highway design guidance going forward for schemes not yet commenced;
2) Agreed that WBC seek to embrace the principles of LTN 1/20 (and Gear Change) in developing new policy and applying, where possible within budget constraints and availability of external funding, to schemes already within the design process.
Wards Affected: None Specific;
Declarations: None
Dispensations: None
Reference Number: IMD 2021/09
Contact: Sofia Charalampidou Email: Sofia.charalampidou@wokingham.gov.uk.
Report author: Sofia Charalampidou
Publication date: 15/03/2021
Date of decision: 15/03/2021
Decided at meeting: 15/03/2021 - Executive - Individual Member Decisions
Effective from: 23/03/2021
Accompanying Documents: