The report seeks approval for the Leeds City Centre Cycle Superhighway (CityConnect2) full ambition and seeks authority to spend against the full CityConnect Programme budget of £34,941,000.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Expenditure > £250,000;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Wards affected: Beeston and Holbeck; Burmantofts and Richmond Hill; City and Hunslet;
Notice of proposed decision first published: 10/01/2017
Decision due: 8 Feb 2017 by Executive Board
Lead director: Director of City Development
Department: City Development
Contact: Sabby Khaira, Highways Officer 0113 378 7375 Email: sabby.khaira@leeds.gov.uk.
Consultation process
Internal consultation on the proposals has been undertaken with Officers between April and July 2016. Public consultation exercise was undertaken by WYCA and ran between 1st August 2016 and 9th September 2016.
Consultation leaflet delivered to all residential and business properties fronting the proposed routes.
Key stakeholders were identified and all were sent leaflets via email regarding scheme proposals and they were made aware of the consultation events, dates and locations.
The information contained in the leaflet was also available on the City Connect website (http://cyclecityconnect.co.uk/projects/leeds-city-centre-improvements/) and users were encouraged to login online to comment on the scheme.
The CityConnect Facebook and Twitter pages were used to provide information to the public but also to promote the consultation events. Five consultation events were held in total in City Centre locations and in community facilities. At the events members of the public were encouraged to fill out questionnaires to obtain views.
Consultees
The following have been consulted as described in the consultation process section above: -
• Internal consultation with Highways and Transportation
• Councillor Lewis (Exec Member for Regeneration, Transport and Planning)
• Ward Members
• Member of Parliament
• City Connect Advisory Group
• Pedestrian/Cycle groups
• Statutory Undertakers
• WYCA and Bus representatives
• West Yorkshire Police
• West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue
• West Yorkshire Ambulance service
• Equality Hub
• Locality Managers
• Sustrans
• All residences and businesses fronting the proposals
• Leeds Chamber of Commerce
• Leeds Civic Trust
• West Yorkshire Police
• West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue
• West Yorkshire Ambulance service
Portfolio Holder: Executive Member for Regeneration, Transport and Planning