Decision details

The report of the Director Economy and Development was submitted, reviewing recent progress and trends in the City in terms of transportation and proposing a number of major priorities for Devon County Council to consider as part of the preparation of their Local Transport Plan.

Executive recommended that:-

(1)        the core objectives outlined in Section 4.2 of the paper be agreed;

(2)        the measures proposed in Section 6 of the paper be supported;

(3)        a submission based on the above is made to Devon County Council as input to the preparation of LTP3;

(4)        a joint ECC/DCC city centre transportation strategy should be prepared in the first half of this year;

(5)        a review of the City’s Parking Strategy be completed in parallel;

(6)        a joint ECC/DCC strategy on providing for electric and hybrid vehicles be prepared and the prospect for a City trial be brought to a meeting of the Scrutiny Committee - Economy  later this year; and

(7)        recommendations 4, 5 and 6 above be the basis for the preparation of a CLEAR zone strategy for the City Centre linked to the designation of a Low Emission Zone.