Agenda item
Motion regarding Space for Cycling Campaign
Minutes:
Councillor Rachel Blake moved, and Councillor Amy Whitelock-Gibbs seconded the motion as printed on the agenda.
Procedural Motion
During debate, Councillor Rachael Saunders moved and Councillor Shiria Khatun seconded a procedural motion that under Procedure Rule 14.1.16 Councillor Alibor Choudhury be not heard further due to his conduct at the meeting. The procedural motion was put to the vote and was agreed. Accordingly it was:-
RESOLVED
That Councillor Alibor Choudhury be not heard further.
Following debate, the motion regarding Space for Cycling Campaign was put to the vote and was agreed. Accordingly it was:-
RESOLVED
This Council notes:
- That 40 of the 42 councillors elected on 22nd May had signed up to support the London Cycling Campaign’s ‘Space for Cycling’ initiative.
- That the ‘Space for Cycling’ campaign called upon candidates to commit to supporting a number of local measures if they were elected.
- That the measures, identified by local residents and promoted by the Space for Cycling campaign listed by ward are:
o Bethnal Green: Protected Space for cycling on Mile End Road
o Weavers: Make Columbia Road Market a Liveable Town centre with cycle and pedestrian access to, and through the area
o Spitalfields: Allow two way cycling on Brick Lane
o St Peter’s: Protected space for cycling on Cambridge Heath road with a safe junction at Bethnal Green
o Bow West: Protected Space for cycling on Bow Road
o Bow East: Remove through traffic from Tredegar Road and the surrounding area
o Whitechapel: Remove through motor traffic from Vallance Road, New Road and Cannon Street Road
o Stepney Green: Safe cycle access to Sir John Cass Redcoat School and Stepney City Farm
o St Dunstans: Safe cycle access to schools around Ben Jonson Road
o Shadwell: Protected Space for Cycling on Cable Street
o St Katherine’s and Wapping: Allow 24-hour access on the Greenway through King Edwards Park
o Limehouse: Protected Space for cycling on Horseferry Road (E14)
o Mile End: Protected space for cycling on Burdett Road
o Bromley North: Protected Space for cycling at Bow Roundabout
o Bromley South: Install protected space for cyclists along both Devons Road and Devas Street
o Lansbury: Safe and convenient route from all of Lansbury ward to Lea River Park
o Poplar: Provide a safe, inviting and clear route for Cycle superhighway S3 in Bromley South centre
o Canary Wharf: Reinstall the riverside path at West Ferry Circus and create a cycle crossing across South Dock.
o Blackwall and Cubitt Town: Protected Space for cycling on Manchester Road and Preston's Road
o Island Gardens: Protected Space for cycling on Manchester Road and Preston's Road
- The motion previously passed by Council on the LCC Safer Lorries campaign included and ask that the Council “strongly encourage contractors used by the Council to meet its Safer Lorries conditions”.
This Council believes:
- That all of the councillors who signed up to the Space for Cycling Campaign should now work with the campaigners to further develop the feasibility of the commitments and then deliver the changes needed to make cycling in the borough safer.
- That while the pledges are an incredibly welcome development some will be more challenging than others and there is potential for officers, councillors and cyclists to develop the plans and, in some limited cases, propose alternative actions which would achieve the aims in a different, potentially more effective manner.
- That the number of councillors who made these commitments, and the support the electorate gave them, shows a clear mandate for action to improve cycling infrastructure.
This Council therefore resolves:
- To call on the Mayor and relevant Cabinet Member, following consultation with ward councillors, to bring a plan to the September Council meeting detailing the budget feasibility and impact of each of the specific ward based asks set out above and that this plan should include potential options for implementation.
- Following the aforementioned report from the Mayor, that councillors should consult with residents and cycling campaigners in their wards to prioritise and agree a course of action to best deliver the strategic aims of each pledge.
- To welcome the Labour GLA campaign to improve the safety of the Cycle Superhighways and in particular their lobbying work on the Bow Roundabout.
- To call on Boris Johnson to immediately look at further steps to protect cyclists using CS2 along the full length of Mile End Road and Bow Road, and the Bow Roundabout.
Motions 12.2 to 12.10 were not debated due to lack of time.