Agenda item

To consider a report of the Corporate Director (Place) and Deputy Chief Executive

This report sets out the results of a consultation on the Market and Underbanks Active Travel Fund scheme and seeks a recommendation that the Cabinet Member (Economy and Regeneration) approves the scheme and its implementation by way of an Experimental Traffic Regulation Order.

The Area Committee is requested to comment on the report and recommend that the Cabinet Member for Economy and Regeneration approves the:-

·         Proposals including hours of restriction for the Market and Underbanks scheme

·         Advertisement and making of Experimental Traffic Regulation orders needed to implement the scheme; and

·         Submission of the Delivery Plan to seek funding approval from Transport for Greater Manchester to construct the scheme.

Officer Contact: Emma Hughes at email: emma.hughes@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Corporate Director (Place) and Deputy Chief Executive submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) setting out the results of a consultation on the Market and Underbanks Active Travel Fund scheme and recommending that that the Cabinet Member for Economy & Regeneration approve the scheme and its implementation by way of an Experimental Traffic Regulation Order.

The proposals had been developed to seek to balance the needs of the area’s visitors, businesses and residents. A key element in developing the proposals had been to seek the views of the local community with an interest in or who would be affected by the proposals. The purpose of the consultation had been specifically to inform members of the public, local residents, businesses and interest groups of the proposals and this had been carried out extensively.

RESOLVED – (1) That the Cabinet Member for Economy and Regeneration be recommended to approve the construction and enforcement by way of the the legal advertisement and, subject to the receipt of no objections within twenty one days of the advertisement date, the making of Experimental Traffic Regulation Orders for the revised proposals detailed in the drawings provided at Appendix D and the Traffic Regulation Order Schedule contained in the revised Appendix E (circulated separately) which included:-

·         The closure of Churchgate/Millgate

·         The closure of Market Place

·         The closure of Park Street and Vernon Street alongside the introduction of a walking and cycling path

·         The closure of Mealhouse Brow

·         The closure of Little Underbank, Bridge Street and Great Underbank

·         The closure of St. Petersgate to through traffic at the St. Petersgate Bridge

·         The introduction of two-way cycling on St. Petersgate

·         The introduction of a traffic light controlled junction with controlled pedestrians and cycle crossings at Piccadilly/Petersgate

(2)   That the Cabinet Member for Economy and Regeneration be recommended to approve the submission of the Delivery Plan to seek approval for funding from Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) to construct the scheme.

(3)  That the scheme be monitored and the outcome reported back to the Area Committee in due course.