Decision details
Bow bus gateway and timed closures exemptions considerations
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
The proposals for the Bow Liveable Streets
project were presented to Cabinet on 25 November 2020, the
following notes the decisions made and the purpose of this
report.
This item presents the considerations and recommendations for an
exemption scheme in respect of vehicles belonging to blue badge
holders and sets out the options for the operation of the Roman
Road bus gateway and Coborn Road timed closure. This includes hours
of operation and potential exemptions for local blue badge holders,
carers and potentially other local groups
Decision:
The Pre-Decision Scrutiny Questions and officer responses were noted.
Final recommendation added to note reporting error.
DECISION
1. To note the content in this report and in particular the alternative options considered in section 2 of the report.
2. To agree the hours of operation for the Roman Road bus gateway to be 6.30am to 9.30am and 3.30pm to 7pm, Monday to Friday.
3. To agree the hours of operation for the Coborn Road timed closure to be 6.30am to 7pm, Monday to Friday.
4. To agree the following exemptions during the hours of operation for both the Roman Road bus gateway and Coborn Road timed closure: local buses, emergency services, blue badge holders, carers, Local GPs on-call, Taxicard users and Royal Mail vehicles while fulfilling their Universal Service Obligation as defined in 3.16 onwards within the report.
5. To agree to charge a £20 annual fee for exemptions to cover the cost of administration.
6. To agree that in line with the experimental traffic order procedures any necessary alterations are made within 6 months and the hours of operation and exemptions are reviewed between 6 and 18 months after implementation.
7. To note the Equalities Impacts as set out in section 4 of the report and the full Equalities impact Analysis (EqIA) in Appendix B to the report.
8. It was noted that the scheme boundary should include Clinton Road, Haverfield Road and Cadogan Terrace (from Wick Lane to Cadogan Close).
Action by:
CORPORATE DIRECTOR, PLACE (A. SUTCLIFFE)
(Divisional Director, Public Realm (D.Jones)
(Programme Director (C. Harrison)
Report author: Inlia Aziz
Publication date: 05/03/2021
Date of decision: 03/03/2021
Decided at meeting: 03/03/2021 - Cabinet
Effective from: 13/03/2021
Accompanying Documents:
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