Issue - meetings

(i)              to agree the findings of the recently completed study into options for improved transport connections between Westhill and Aberdeen and the incremental approach to the delivery of active and sustainable travel improvements in the study area;

(ii)            to instruct the Chief Officer – Strategic Place Planning to develop a programme for the delivery of the Low Delivery Package measures, subject to available funding, as detailed in the Action Plan at Appendix 1 and report these back to City Growth and Resources committee for approval;

(iii)           to instruct the Chief Officer – Strategic Place Planning to develop the Outline Business Case for the Medium / High Delivery Package measures as detailed in the Action Plan at Appendix 1, subject to available funding and report back to the Committee in Summer 2021;

(iv)           to note the High / Gold Delivery Package of measures as detailed in the Action plan at Appendix 1 for future consideration;

(v)            to instruct the Chief Officer – Strategic Place Planning to continue to work with partners to maximise external funding to assist with the delivery of these active and sustainable travel measures; and

(vi)           to note that these active travel proposals help to support the Councils ambitious Net Zero carbon plans for Aberdeen.

The Committee had before it a report by the Chief Officer – Strategic Place Planning which outlined the outcomes of a study into options for improved transport connections (particularly active travel and public transport connections) between Aberdeen city centre and Westhill and sought approval

to proceed to the development of the Outline Business Case for the recommended interventions.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)            agree the findings of the recently completed study into options for improved transport connections between Westhill and Aberdeen and the incremental approach to the delivery of active and sustainable travel improvements in the study area;

(b)            instruct the Chief Officer – Strategic Place Planning to develop a programme for the delivery of the Low Delivery Package measures, subject to available funding, as detailed in the Action Plan at Appendix 1 and report these back to City Growth and Resources committee for approval;

(c)            instruct the Chief Officer – Strategic Place Planning to develop the Outline Business Case for the Medium/High Delivery Package measures as detailed in the Action Plan at Appendix 1, subject to available funding;

(d)            note the High/Gold Delivery Package of measures as detailed in the Action plan at Appendix 1 for future consideration;

(e)            instruct the Chief Officer – Strategic Place Planning to continue to work with partners to maximise external funding to assist with the delivery of these active and sustainable travel measures; and

(f)             note that these active travel proposals help to support the Council’s ambitious Net Zero carbon plans for Aberdeen.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendations, subject to adding the wording ‘and report back to the Committee in Summer 2021’ to the end of recommendation (c).