Issue - decisions

(i)       to note that officers would provide the ART route map to Councillor Nicoll outwith the meeting;

(ii)       to note the work ongoing to progress the Aberdeen Rapid Transit project.

2.2 Instruct the Chief Officer - Strategic Place Planning to bring a report on the ART Strategic Business Case to the Committee in June 2025;

(iii)      to instruct the Chief Officer - Strategic Place Planning to bring a further update on the development of a Bus Services Improvement Partnership Plan (BSIP) to the Committee in June 2025, including further development of the proposed BSIP Schemes, being promoted jointly with Aberdeenshire Council, identified at paragraph 3.13 of the report; and

(iv)      to instruct the Chief Officer - Strategic Place Planning to report back to the Committee in June 2025 on the Scottish Government’s proposed Bus Infrastructure Fund and £2 flat bus fare pilot, as referenced at paragraphs 3.17-3.19 of the report.