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(i)       to note the results of the consultation on the Draft Aberdeen Local Transport Strategy (Appendix A) and the reasons for the changes to the proposed timescales for developing a final Local Transport Strategy outlined in paragraphs 3.10 and 3.12-3.12.5;

(ii)       to instruct the Chief Officer - Strategic Place Planning to develop a refreshed Draft Aberdeen Local Transport Strategy, appendices and supporting documents and report these back to this Committee at the earliest opportunity to seek Committee approval for a further period of public consultation;

(iii)      to note the need for a broader representation of the residents of Aberdeen in the responses to the consultation and instructs the Chief Officer – Strategic Place Planning following consultation with Chief Officer – Data & Insights to report back to committee via a service update the measures in place to increase the response from underrepresented groups and to align more closely to the demographic profile of the city; and

(iv)      recognising that empowerment was one of the six enabling strategies of Net Zero Aberdeen, to instruct the Chief Officer – Strategic Place Planning following consultation with the Chief Officer People and Citizen Services,  to develop a marketing and engagement strategy and report this to the January 2025 meeting of the Committee with the objective of increasing understanding of the impact transport had on climate change and how transport solutions could contribute to making Aberdeen a great place, to live, work, study and visit.

The Committee had before it a report by the Executive Director City Regeneration and Environment which presented the results from the consultation on the Draft Aberdeen Local Transport Strategy (LTS) and sought agreement to progress with the proposed next steps.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)      note the results of the consultation on the Draft Aberdeen Local Transport Strategy (Appendix A) and the reasons for the changes to the proposed timescales for developing a final Local Transport Strategy outlined in paragraphs 3.10 and 3.12-3.12.5; and

(b)      instruct the Chief Officer - Strategic Place Planning to develop a refreshed Draft Aberdeen Local Transport Strategy, appendices and supporting documents and report these back to this Committee at the earliest opportunity to seek Committee approval for a further period of public consultation.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)       to approve recommendations (a) and (b);

(ii)       to note the need for a broader representation of the residents of Aberdeen in the responses to the consultation and instructs the Chief Officer – Strategic Place Planning following consultation with Chief Officer – Data & Insights to report back to committee via a service update the measures in place to increase the response from underrepresented groups and to align more closely to the demographic profile of the city; and

(iii)      recognising that empowerment was one of the six enabling strategies of Net Zero Aberdeen, to instruct the Chief Officer – Strategic Place Planning following consultation with the Chief Officer - People and Citizen Services,  to develop a marketing and engagement strategy and report this to the January 2025 meeting of the Committee with the objective of increasing understanding of the impact transport had on climate change and how transport solutions could contribute to making Aberdeen a great place, to live, work, study and visit.