Agenda item

This Council calls for a comprehensive Leeds Transport Strategy to be developed and delivered as a matter of urgency and welcomes the Government commitment to earmark the 173m NGT money to be spent on transport in Leeds.

This Council notes the planned scrutiny inquiry into NGT, Executive Board report and the recent transport summit but believes that a modern fit for purpose transport system that benefits all parts of the city is now long overdue in Leeds and should be the city’s number one priority.

Council further notes the resident complaints resulting from the delivery of the cycle superhighway and calls for an urgent review of this project and how it fits with wider transport aims such as road safety and the overall ambitions of the city.

Council calls for a further report to be brought to Executive Board to address these matters in full no later than October 2016.

In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 12.4 b it was moved by Councillor J Procter, seconded by Councillor B Anderson that this Council calls for a comprehensive Leeds Transport Strategy to be developed and delivered as a matter of urgency and welcomes the Government commitment to earmark the 173m NGT money to be spent on transport in Leeds.

This Council notes the planned scrutiny inquiry into NGT, Executive Board report and the recent transport summit but believes that a modern fit for purpose transport system that benefits all parts of the city is now long overdue in Leeds and should be the city’s number one priority.

Council further notes the resident complaints resulting from the delivery of the cycle superhighway and calls for an urgent review of this project and how it fits with wider transport aims such as road safety and the overall ambitions of the city.

Council calls for a further report to be brought to Executive Board to address these matters in full no later than October 2016.

An amendment was moved by Councillor D Blackburn seconded by Councillor A Blackburn

Delete the third paragraph and replace with:

“Further this Council believes that cycling should play its full part is resolving the transport problem of this city.  To this end Council supports projects which expand the Safe Cycling Network, but believes that any such work should only be done after full consultation with local residents in the areas affected has been carried out.”

A second amendment was moved by Councillor Campbell seconded by Councillor Lay

To remove the third paragraph of the motion.

A third amendment was moved by Councillor Wakefield seconded by Councillor R Lewis

Delete all after “number one priority” and replace with:

“and accordingly the Council will respond swiftly to the Department for Transport’s funding offer, in line with the approach approved by Executive Board on 22 June 2016.

Council further notes the concerns from residents and businesses about the development of NGT and cycle superhighway and resolves to consider these issues alongside the development of the Transport Strategy.”

The motion would therefore read:

This Council calls for a comprehensive Leeds Transport Strategy to be developed and delivered as a matter of urgency and welcomes the Government commitment to earmark the £173m NGT money to be spent on transport in Leeds.

This Council notes the planned scrutiny inquiry into NGT, Executive Board report and the recent transport summit but believes that a modern fit for purpose transport system that benefits all parts of the city is now long overdue in Leeds and should be the city’s number one priority and accordingly the Council will respond swiftly to the Department for Transport’s funding offer, in line with the approach approved by Executive Board on 22 June 2016.

Council further notes the concerns from residents and businesses about the development of NGT and cycle superhighway and resolves to consider these issues alongside the development of the Transport Strategy.

The amendments in the name of Councillors D Blackburn and Campbell were declared lost.

The amendment in the name of Councillor Wakefield was carried and upon being put to the vote it was

RESOLVED – That this Council calls for a comprehensive Leeds Transport Strategy to be developed and delivered as a matter of urgency and welcomes the Government commitment to earmark the £173m NGT money to be spent on transport in Leeds.

This Council notes the planned scrutiny inquiry into NGT, Executive Board report and the recent transport summit but believes that a modern fit for purpose transport system that benefits all parts of the city is now long overdue in Leeds and should be the city’s number one priority and accordingly the Council will respond swiftly to the Department for Transport’s funding offer, in line with the approach approved by Executive Board on 22 June 2016.

Council further notes the concerns from residents and businesses about the development of NGT and cycle superhighway and resolves to consider these issues alongside the development of the Transport Strategy.