Decision details

(i)       to note the concerns raised by Cults Academy school pupils about the volume of parked cars on Quarry Road and that officers would provide further information on how this might be addressed to Members outwith the meeting;

(ii)       to note the preliminary appraisal report and its outcomes, as summarised in the Executive Summary at Appendix 1, and detailed in the Full Report at Appendix 2;

(iii)      to instruct the Chief Officer – Operations and Protective Services to implement the “Small Scale, Low Risk Options” for Aberdeen City identified in Table 1 (para 3.12), subject to funding availability;

(iv)      to note that Aberdeenshire Council acknowledges the outcomes of the report and will progress the “Small Scale, Low Risk Options” within Aberdeenshire, as detailed in Table 2 (para 3.13), where Officers have delegated authority to do so, within current policy and subject to resource availability;

(v)      to agree that work to further develop the Options detailed in Table 3 (para 3.15) be progressed and instruct the Chief Officer – Strategic Place Planning to undertake a Detailed Appraisal and Outline Business Case (OBC)), subject to additional funding being secured;

(vi)      subject to recommendation 2.4, instruct the Chief Officer – Strategic Place Planning to report the Detailed Appraisal, Outline Business Case, and next steps to the Net Zero, Environment and Transport Committee by summer 2024; and

(vii)     agree that the Options listed in Table 4 (para 3.16) be taken forward in the upcoming Active Travel Network Review project for full oversight when reviewing the city as a whole