With the agreement of Council the order of proceedings was varied and this motion was considered before the motion at Minute 29d.

Councillor Upton proposed her submitted motion set out in the briefing note.  She said that she would accept the amendment set out in the briefing note proposed by Councillor Wade.

Councillor Wolff seconded the amended motion.

On being put to the vote, the amended motion was declared carried.

Council resolved to agree the following motion:

Council notes with great sadness the death of cyclist Claudia Comberti on a road in our city earlier this year.

We recognise the huge benefits that increased cycling rates would have for our city, in terms of reduced pollution and congestion, increased levels of physical activity, and equality of access. To achieve this we need to make cycling safer.

Council notes with concern that, to date, Oxfordshire County Council has failed to access a single penny of funding to which it is entitled from the national cycling safety “Bikeability” fund.

Council notes the Department for Transport’s ‘Local Cycling and Walking infrastructure Plan Guidance’ (LCWIP) and specifically that the DfT invites Local Authorities to make use of the DfT’s technical support for developing plans, for integrating them into local policies and strategies, and for making the economic case for investment.

Council supports the City’s on-going commitment to encouraging cycling and promoting safety, and welcomes the recent initiative to declare itself a “Cycling City”. 

In the spirit of this commitment, we therefore call on:

1.      the Leader of the City Council to write to the Leader of the County Council to ask that the County Council applies for the maximum level of funding it is entitled to from the Bikeability fund, and commits to ensure a fair portion is spent in the city.

2.      the City Executive Board to take full advantage of the Department for Transport’s LCWIP guidance.

3.      the City Executive Board to commit to facilitating this spending if necessary.

4.      the Leader of the City Council to ask the County Council to send us their 10-year plan for improving the cycling infrastructure in Oxford to make it a safer place to bike for everyone.