Decision - Old Shoreham Road Cycle Route

(1)       That the Cabinet Member for Environment gives approval to conduct public consultation with key stakeholders and residents along the Old Shoreham Road route as detailed in this report.  Members will be informed of the outcome of the consultation and findings will be brought back at a future Environment Cabinet Member Meeting.

By granting approval to consult on the plans the Cabinet Member will allow Officers to amend the design in line with the views of local people and present an improved final design to the Cabinet Member later in 2009.

Progressing the scheme with minimal external consultation was rejected due to the scope and location of the cycle route.  The improvements will affect a large area and will affect a large number of users and it was therefore felt that to ensure the scheme benefited everyone a city-wide consultation is required. Two design alternatives such as an extended footway or a freeway cycle route have been rejected based on the availability of funds and timescales for implementation, as both these options would exceed these.