CONSIDERATION OF A PETITION IN RELATION TO THE PEDESTRIANISATION OF MARKET STREET, BRADFORD
A petition containing 1070 signatures was received by Full Council on 16 July 2019 and referred to Executive for consideration. This petition requested that the Council consider the possibility of pedestrianisation of Market Street in Bradford city centre for the benefit of businesses and people visiting Bradford City Centre.
The Strategic Director Place will submit a report (Document “AD”) that updates Executive on how the proposal to pedestrianise Market Street has been incorporated into the West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s Transforming Cities Fund bid in November 2019 and the outcomes of initial stakeholder engagement relating to this proposal.
Recommended –
That the lead petitioner be advised that the pedestrianisation scheme for Market Street forms part of the Active & Sustainable Travel proposal for Transforming Cities Funding bid. If this bid is successful in securing funding the Council will be developing proposals for Market Street throughout 2020.
(Richard Gelder - 01274 437603)
Decision:
Resolved –
That the lead petitioner be advised that the pedestrianisation scheme for Market Street forms part of the Active & Sustainable Travel proposal for Transforming Cities Funding bid. If this bid is successful in securing funding the Council will be developing proposals for Market Street throughout 2020.
ACTION: Strategic Director Place (Richard Gelder - 01274 437603)
Minutes:
A petition containing 1070 signatures was received by Full Council on 16 July 2019 and referred to Executive for consideration. This petition requested that the Council consider the possibility of pedestrianisation of Market Street in Bradford city centre for the benefit of businesses and people visiting Bradford City Centre.
The Strategic Director of Place submitted a report (Document “AD”) that updated Executive on how the proposal to pedestrianise Market Street had been incorporated into the West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s Transforming Cities Fund bid in November 2019 and the outcomes of initial stakeholder engagement relating to this proposal.
The Regeneration, Planning and Transport Portfolio Holder saw the proposal as an exciting opportunity that would improve links to other parts of the city centre. He stressed that it was important to maintain quality bus access and noted that modelling had identified that improved bus times could be delivered and that access to bus services could be maintained.
Resolved –
That the lead petitioner be advised that the pedestrianisation scheme for Market Street forms part of the Active & Sustainable Travel proposal for Transforming Cities Funding bid. If this bid is successful in securing funding the Council will be developing proposals for Market Street throughout 2020.
ACTION: Strategic Director Place
Overview & Scrutiny Committee: Regeneration and Environment
NOTE: having declared an interest in the following item (Housing Strategy for Bradford District) Councillor Hinchcliffe left the meeting during consideration and voting on the item.
Councillor I Khan in the Chair
