VI                     CITY CENTRE STRATEGIC INVESTMENT PLAN - COMMERCIAL STREET ENHANCEMENT

On a reference to Article VI of the minute of meeting of this Committee of 31st October, 2022 wherein the draft City Centre Strategic Investment Plan was approved, there was submitted Report No 24-2023 by the Executive Director of City Development seeking approval to implement streetscape improvements at the Commercial Street/Murraygate junction (as outlined at Appendix 1 of the report), delivering one of the actions contained in the draft City Centre Strategic Investment Plan.  This would improve pedestrian safety and reduce illegal vehicle manoeuvres as well as significantly enhancing the public realm of this key junction between two of the Citys principal streets.

The Committee agreed:-

(i)                     to approve the implementation of the first phase of a project to improve pedestrian safety and enhance the public realm in the vicinity of the junction between Commercial Street and Murraygate;

(ii)                    to delegate the Head of Design and Property to finalise the project design and to implement the scheme within the funds available in the Capital Plan in 2022/2023;  and

(iii)                    to delegate the Head of Sustainable Transport and Roads to consider further works in this area following a period of monitoring of the initial phase.