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A4144 Woodstock Road shared use cycle track
Meeting: 25/01/2024 - Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Transport Management (Item 10)
10 A4144 Woodstock Road shared use cycle track 
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Report by Corporate Director Environment & Place (CMDHM10).
To determine what speed limit changes should be made following consideration of public consultation responses.
The Cabinet Member for Transport Management is RECOMMENDED to approve the conversion of the footway on the east side of the A4144 Woodstock Road between the A40 Wolvercote Roundabout and Blandford Avenue, to shared-use footway & cycle track as advertised.
Decision:
The Cabinet Member for Transport Management APPROVED the conversion of the footway on the east side of the A4144 Woodstock Road between the A40 Wolvercote Roundabout and Blandford Avenue, to shared-use footway & cycle track as advertised.
Minutes:
The report presented responses to the statutory consultation on the proposals to convert the footway on the east side of the A4144 Woodstock Road between the A40 Wolvercote Roundabout and Blandford Avenue to a shared-use footway and cycle track.
The Chair invited the speakers in turn to address the meeting and responded to points raised.
The Chair thanked the speakers for their detailed analysis of the proposals.
The Chair spoke about the proposal within the larger context of future improvements for the area.
Officers explained that the proposal would address a current gap in the provision for cyclists on the east side of the Woodstock Road between the A40 Wolvercote roundabout and the Blandford Avenue junction. The proposal was a compromise for cyclist and pedestrian users.
The white line was an effective way of alerting users to the fact that there would be cyclists using the track.
Officers agreed with the speakers that input from active travel groups would be helpful.
The Chair would approve the proposal with the proviso that officers would hold a stakeholder meeting with the organisations that had responded to the consultation.
The Cabinet Member for Transport Management APPROVED the conversion of the footway on the east side of the A4144 Woodstock Road between the A40 Wolvercote Roundabout and Blandford Avenue, to shared-use footway & cycle track as advertised.