A maximum of 15 minutes will be allocated to public questions submitted in writing to Democratic Services (democratic.services@trafford.gov.uk) by 4 p.m. on the working day prior to the meeting. Questions must be relevant to items appearing on the agenda and will be submitted in the order in which they were received.

Members were advised of the following question which had been received, in relation to Agenda Item 9, the GM Mayor’s Challenge Fund 2019 Update (Minute 8 below refers.)

“My initial question is why has there been little to no infastructural improvements within Altrincham to encourage walking and cycling in line with the beelines initiative launched almost a year ago?

Secondly, please can you give your views on the potential of Woodfield Road as a beelines network link and/or your views on the type of residential road design that would help rebalance towards walking and cycling and the impact of this on both residents and local businesses?

Finally, can you ensure that Woodfield Road and the issues raised will be considered in the near future?”

The Executive Member for Environment, Air Quality and Climate Change provided the following response to the respective elements of the question on behalf of the Executive:

“Over the past few years there has been investment in Altrincham through improvements to the public realm. This has included improvements in and around Altrincham town centre. Additionally implementation continues in relation to the long standing Bridgewater Way initiative, improving cycling and walking along the towpath. The report before the executive tonight sets out a mechanism by which future schemes can be assessed and this can include schemes in Altrincham.

Such a scheme would need investigation by the Local Highways Authority, it is not possible to give an opinion tonight.

Such a scheme would be subject to the above comments, but would also need to be assessed against the criteria outlined in the executive report before it could be recommended for a bid through any future MCF tranches.”

In conclusion, the Leader commented that planning for potential schemes was at a relatively early stage; and that the Council would give due consideration to any potential schemes of which it was notified.

RESOLVED – That the content of the question, and response given, be noted.