Issue - meetings

To consider a report in response to a Notice of Motion proposed at Council in October 2022 seeking a review of the criteria for the installation of zebra crossings and light controlled crossings

The Committee considered the report in response to a Notice of Motion put to Full Council in October 2022.

The motion, which had been proposed by Cllr Suzie Akers-Smith and seconded by Cllr Lata Anderson, proposed that ‘a report be prepared for the relevant Committee which will enable the Council to review the criteria for traffic light timings and to review the criteria for the installation of zebra crossings and light controlled crossings with the ambition to installing more each year’.

The report outlined proposals to review the Council’s current Pedestrian Crossing Policy, with an exercise to be undertaken to engage with identified stakeholders to develop an approach to the provision of controlled and uncontrolled pedestrian crossing facilities that considers pent-up pedestrian demand.

Members requested that the policy review:

-       further explores different types of zebra crossings and crossing points at junctions of roundabouts.

-       consider alternative interventions to pedestrian crossings and how these could be achieved.

-       review the condition of road surfaces at pedestrian crossings.

-       develop a ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ document for members setting out the criteria for pedestrian crossings to be developed.

RESOLVED (unanimously):

That the Committee endorses the proposed response to the Notice of Motion with a review to be undertaken to the Council’s approach to:

a) Traffic signal timings.

b) The criteria for the installation of zebra crossings and light controlled crossings.

with the aim of updating the existing policy.