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Economic, Regeneration Tourism and Transport
Project Development Fund |
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SECTION A – PROJECT SCOPING |
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NYC Area Constituency Committee Name |
Thirsk & Malton |
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Project Name |
Pedestrian Crossing Scoping Work – Yorkersgate, Malton |
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Description of Project Location |
This Scoping Report focusses on a new pedestrian crossing at the following location · Crossing on Yorkersgate, Malton (near pedestrian exit from Water Lane Car Park) |
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NYC Division(s) in which the project is located |
Malton |
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Project Lead Officer Details |
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Tim Coyne |
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Job Title |
Improvement Manager – Area 4 |
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1. PROJECT DETAILS |
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Please outline why the budget is required and what are the current barriers to project development it will help overcome?
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The budget is required to undertake scoping work to confirm the feasibility and practicability of installing a pedestrian crossing at this location in Malton (there are two separate Scoping Reports for two separate locations). Without the proposed development funding, it is not considered that these locations would be prioritized for investment by the Local Highways Area Team due to limited budgets. |
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Please detail what specific costs the budget will be spent on?
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Undertake scoping work to understand whether a pedestrian crossing is appropriate at this location. This will include commissioning surveys, concept designs, Road Safety Audits, traffic modelling & cost estimates for the proposed pedestrian crossing. |
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Please describe the future project that this activity will help to unlock.
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This work will produce surveys, designs, road safety audits and traffic modelling (if required) to enable decisions to be made on the potential delivery of the following pedestrian crossing:
· Yorkersgate – likely to be a controlled pedestrian crossing with signals linked to those at Butcher Corner
If this work proves positive – separate funding would need to be identified for the installation. |
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2. STRATEGIC FIT |
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Detail how the project will contribute to the North Yorkshire Council ‘Council Plan’ and the Economic Growth Strategy or the Destination Management Plan
(Reference should be made on how a future project will help deliver the respective strategies)
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A new pedestrian crossing here would improve the safety and convenience of pedestrians at this key location, which is where pedestrians exiting Water Lane Car Park, as well as visitors arriving via rail or bus, would need to cross the busy Yorkersgate to access the historic Market Place.
Undertaking this scoping work will enable informed decisions to be made on the potential future installation of a pedestrian crossing at this location, which would contribute towards the Council Plan as follows:
Place & Environment: · A clean, environmentally sustainable and attractive place to live, work & visit: · To encourage and support sustainable living in our communities and towns as well as the transport in between, including making it easier to charge electric vehicles, access public transport that meets the needs of the user and promoting and encouraging active travel including walking, wheeling and cycling · A well connected and planned place with good transport links: · Promote and encourage active travel, including walking, wheeling & cycling · To maintain safe and functional highways and to seize opportunities to improve the network
Economy · Economically sustainable growth that enables people and places to prosper · To invest in land, buildings and sustainable infrastructure to support economic growth · Culture, heritage, arts and sustainable tourism all play their part in the economic growth of the county · To promote accessible and environmentally sustainable tourism
Health & Well Being · support and encourage active and healthy lifestyles · support a more active environment that makes it easier to move more and which prioritises opportunities for safe play, walking and cycling. People · To keep people safe from harm or abuse (by improving pedestrian safety)
Economic Growth Strategy · Pillar 2 – Infrastructure: o Equipping towns for the 21st century o Utilise the NYC estate to deliver regeneration, place shaping and other council priorities o Ensure the public transport, active travel and digital networks connects people to employment, services and learning opportunities
The Destination Management Plan has not yet been adopted – however it is understood that an overall ambition of the emerging DMP is: · “To nurture an environment in which businesses can grow, residents can feel connected to and embrace the place the live, and visitors are welcome”
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3. LOCAL FIT |
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Detail how this project meets local priorities including linkages with local regeneration plans and strategies. |
The need to improve pedestrian infrastructure in the town is identified within the ‘preferred package’ of interventions in the Malton & Norton Infrastructure and Connectivity Study (2018) under ‘D – Improved Footpath and Cycle Links’. [Endorsed by Ryedale DC on 26/07/18 and by NYCC on 28/09/2018]. It is also identified in the subsequent Action Plan.
This location is identified as a ‘Prestige Walking Route’ in the busy town centre area within the LCWIP Malton and Norton Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan and identified as a ‘key route for both tourists and the local population’.
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4. FINANCE |
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Will the service area be making a financial contribution to the project development costs? If so, please detail.
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No, no other funding is currently budgeted for this work. |
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Please confirm the amount of money required.
Please provide a breakdown of costs / estimates where available and how these have been calculated.
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£15,000 estimated total cost, to include:
· surveys · concept designs · Road Safety Audit · traffic modelling · cost estimates
This is an initial estimate following discussion with the Highways Area Improvement Manager.
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5. DELIVERY, TIMESCALES AND MONITORING |
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What is the staffing resource within NYC required / how will it be resourced?
Has the capacity to complete the activity been confirmed with the relevant service manager?
Dependencies on other NYC services
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The staffing resource from NYC would be limited to commissioning highways engineering consultants to undertake the above scoping work and overseeing delivery of the required surveys, designs and reports. The Area Highways team have confirmed they can undertake this work.
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Please outline the anticipated timeframe for delivery of the activity?
Please include details of how the activity will be procured (if required).
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An indicative programme is set out below: · Sept 2024 - AC Endorsement · Oct 2024 - Confirm key outputs / outcomes – · Oct 2024 - Obtain formal quotation · Oct 2024 - Final Approval · Nov 2024 - Commission work · Nov 2024 - Work Commences · Feb 2025 - Work Completed
The work will involve commissioning highways engineering consultants via a direct award to undertake the work.
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Can the proposed work to be funded delivered within the allocated financial year? |
Yes - the Improvement Manager – Area 4 has confirmed that the project should be deliverable within the timescales.
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How will progress and the outcome of the project be reported to the ACC to aid effective monitoring? |
The lead officer, or a nominated representative, will provide a report, briefing note or verbal update (whichever is preferred by the committee) at ACC meetings. |
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6. BENEFITS |
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What are the benefits of undertaking this work now?
What opportunities / estimated economic, social or environmental benefits could be derived for the future project outlined above?
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The work will enable surveys, designs, traffic modelling, Road Safety Audits and cost estimates to be undertaken now.
There is currently no identified budget to carry out this project development work and so undertaking it now will enable implementation to go ahead as soon as capital funding for the subsequent implementation is secured.
Benefits of installing the pedestrian crossing are expected to include:
· Improved road safety · Providing more welcoming environment for pedestrians · Improving this key pedestrian route that links Water Lane car park; Malton Rail Station and Malton Bus Station with Malton Market Place · Encourage greater uptake of active / sustainable travel options
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AREA COMMITTEE SIGN OFF |
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ACC Meeting Date When Project Scope Agreed |
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Draft Minute Number |
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Signed (ACC Chairman) |
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Date |
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