Agenda item

This report provides the Outer North West Community Committee with a briefing about a consultation called the ‘Leeds Streets for All’ which enables people to have their say about issues related to travel in the community.

With the permission of the Chair a late item was added to the agenda, this was a briefing for the Community Committee about a consultation called the ‘Leeds Streets for All’ which enables people to have their say about issues related to travel in the community.

Officers from City Development provided a presentation to the Committee on the Leeds Streets for All consultation, which had been launched for the Outer North West a fortnight before the meeting.

The consultation is being rolled out across Leeds by community committee area and is currently live in the Inner North West and Outer North West areas until 7^th April.

Residents, businesses, and stakeholders could access the consultation by visiting the website and dropping a pin on a map to highlight where specific issues were in the local area.

The main themes for this consultation are:

·  Vehicles and parking

·  Walking and wheeling (including accessibility, prams, wheelchairs and scooters)

·  Cycling

·  Accessing bus stops and rail stations

·  Street environment

The information provided would assist the Highways and Transport Service to prioritise improvements, as and when funding becomes available.

Members discussions included:

·  It was recognised that when the consultation process had finished it would only be a snapshot of what was required. However, moving forward the team would use the mapping tool to refresh and ensure the information was up to date on a yearly basis. Information would be presented to Executive Board and to Community Committees. It was noted that a similar mapping tool is used in London, Manchester and Bristol.

·  The mapping tool would provide information for when funding was available for large and small schemes. It was noted that community areas need to receive the level of upgrades in infrastructure as the city centre.

·  It was the view of Members that the basis needed to be right in the local area such as well-maintained pavements, cycle routes, dropped kerbs and potholes in roads addressed.

·  There was a need for key routes should be checked regularly for traffic issues, bus stops and maintenance issues.

·  Members suggested the use of an App, which would assist so it could be used to pinpoint issues whilst out and about. It was the view that if no App was available the system needed to be live to keep the process ongoing.

·  It was the view that planning conditions needed to be reviewed to link into link into all strategies and that money was secured through planning for better infrastructure work.

·  When work was implemented, the public should be told. However, they should also be made aware that not everything they requested could be done.

·  Members requested that regular feedback was brought to the Committees Transport Sub-Group.

·  Members suggested that on the auto -reply for those who use the mapping system could request email address so people could subscribe for updates, and this may encourage use of the system.

RESOLVED – To note the report and the information from the presentation.

Cllr Flynn left the meeting during this item.