Issue - meetings

The Cabinet Member for Transport considered introducing a contra-flow cycle lane on the northern most section of East Saint Helen Street in Abingdon; from the junction with Lombard Street to the High Street / Bridge Street junction and considered the results of an informal consultation undertaken in February 2010. 

Councillor Michael Badcock supported the recommendations of officers not to include the contra-flow in the scheme.

Francis Gadden spoke in support of the removal of the taxi rank and expressed disappointment that there would be fewer spaces. She commented that as a resident of East Saint Helen Street she did not use the current cycle route and that generally people were unaware of the route. She did not support the contra-flow cycle lane.

Councillor Peter Jones and Councillor Sandy Lovatt made further representations as local councillors.

Having regard to the arguments and options set out in the documentation before him, the representations made to him and the further considerations set out above the Cabinet member for Transport confirmed his decision as follows:

to:

(a)           approve that the contra-flow cycle lane be removed from the Abingdon Town Centre scheme;

(b)           authorise officers to continue to explore options of implementing other cycle schemes within Abingdon.