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(i)       to note that officers would circulate the video on the work which had been undertaken with Brimmond School to improve routes to school and cycling facilities;

(ii)       noting the safety concerns raised by Members, to note that officers would liaise with colleagues in Education to ascertain the work being done with schools towards each school having an active travel plan, and that if work not covered in the report was being undertaken, information on this would be circulated to Members outwith the meeting;

(iii)      to note that officers would recirculate the service update provided prior to the June meeting of the Committee on I Bike Schools to Members;

(iv)      to request that officers circulate information to Members outwith the meeting on the roadworks currently being carried out in Ferryhill, Cove and Banks O’Dee, including when the roads were expected to re-open and the measures taken to minimise disruption to families taking children to school in those areas;

(v)      to note that officers would advise local Ward Members when the school selected to take part in the Schools Street pilot was determined;

(vi)      to note the range of work that was currently ongoing to support and enable active travel to school in Aberdeen;

(vii)     to instruct the Chief Officer – Operations, following consultation with the Convener and Vice Convener of the Net Zero, Environment and Transport Committee and the Convener and Vice Convener of the Education and Children’s Services Committee, to determine which school would be most suitable to take forward as a Schools Street pilot project, and for this decision to be informed by the criteria set out in report presented to the 21 January 2025 Net Zero, Environment and Transport Committee on implementing suitable schemes; and

(viii)    to instruct the Chief Officer - Strategic Place Planning to bring a Service Update on progress of the Schools Street pilot back to this Committee by the end of 2025.

With reference to article 15 of the minute of its previous meeting, the Committee had before it a report by the Executive Director City Regeneration and Environment which provided information to Members on work that was underway and / or planned within Aberdeen to promote and encourage more, and safe, active travel to school and further provided an update on work that was underway to launch a School Streets pilot in Aberdeen.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)      note the range of work that was currently ongoing to support and enable active travel to school in Aberdeen;

(b)      instruct the Chief Officer – Operations, following consultation with the Convener of the Net Zero, Environment and Transport Committee and the Convener of the Education and Children’s Services Committee, to determine which school would be most suitable to take forward as a Schools Street pilot project, and for this decision to be informed by the criteria set out in report presented to the 21January 2025 Net Zero, Environment and Transport Committee on implementing suitable schemes; and

(c)      instruct the Chief Officer - Strategic Place Planning to bring a Service Update on progress of the Schools Street pilot back to this Committee by the end of 2025.

The Convener, seconded by Councillor Henrickson, moved:-

That the Committee:-

(a)      note the range of work that was currently ongoing to support and enable active travel to school in Aberdeen;

(b)      instruct the Chief Officer – Operations, following consultation with the Convener and Vice Convener of the Net Zero, Environment and Transport Committee and the Convener and Vice Convener of the Education and Children’s Services Committee, to determine which school would be most suitable to take forward as a Schools Street pilot project, and for this decision to be informed by the criteria set out in report presented to the 21 January 2025 Net Zero, Environment and Transport Committee on implementing suitable schemes; and

(c)      instruct the Chief Officer - Strategic Place Planning to bring a Service Update on progress of the Schools Street pilot back to this Committee by the end of 2025.

Councillor Tissera, seconded by Councillor Ali, moved as an amendment:-

That the Committee:-

(a)      note the range of work that was currently ongoing to support and enable active travel to school in Aberdeen;

(b)      instruct the Chief Officer – Operations, following consultation with the Convener of the Net Zero, Environment and Transport Committee and the Convener of the Education and Children’s Services Committee, to determine which school would be most suitable to take forward as a Schools Street pilot project, agreeing that it should not be an independent school and for this decision to be informed by the criteria set out in the report presented to the 21 January 2025 Net Zero, Environment and Transport Committee on implementing suitable schemes; and

(c)      instruct the Chief Officer - Strategic Place Planning to bring a report on progress of the Schools Street pilot back to this Committee by the end of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 10