Issue - meetings

Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Development and Economic Growth

The Committee gave consideration to a report which provided an update on the progress made in 2023/24 in relation to active travel projects in the Bute and Cowal area, and sought continued support for the projects from Members.

Decision

The Bute and Cowal Area Committee agreed to:

1.    welcome the progress made to date across a significant number of active travel projects by the small Active Travel Team;

2.    support the continuation of the projects and the submission of future funding applications to external challenge funds (while these still exist) to continue to develop design and construction stages in order to deliver these projects;

3.    support the allocation of the active travel funding element in the Council’s 2024/25 block grant to the development and delivery of appropriate active travel projects, including those already underway in Bute and Cowal; and

4.    instruct Officers to continue to identify and develop new active travel projects to benefit local residents, businesses and communities.

(Reference: Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Development and Economic Growth, dated 24 January 2024, submitted)