Agenda item

Motion by Councillor Aston - Improving Signalised Crossings

“Committee:

1)       Notes that both the Active Travel Action Plan (ATAP) and the first review of the City Mobility Plan (CMP) committed to Action for Better Crossings (ABC) – measures to improve how well connected our streets and neighbourhoods are for walking.

2)       Notes that the ATAP states that:

a.    For most journeys on foot, the biggest delay and inconvenience is caused by crossing streets. To address this, the ABC initiative would:

                                               i.     Commit to a default maximum pedestrian delay at ‘standalone’ crossings and report on the percentage of crossings that have this setting.

                                              ii.     Continue the programme of installing pedestrian crossings, with revised criteria giving more weight to likely pedestrian delay.

                                            iii.     Review pedestrian waiting times at signalled junctions, with a view to reducing delays by giving more ‘green man’ opportunities per signal cycle.

3)       Requests a report on progress towards these improvements in three cycles, noting that this will be one year on from the first review of the CMP.

4)       Further notes that some groups, such as older people, disabled people, young children, and parents/carers pushing buggies, may traverse crossings more slowly, and therefore requests that the report also presents options for increasing the ‘Green Man’ time allowed for pedestrians at Pelican and Puffin crossings.”