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 Oban, Lorn and the Isles area, and sought continued support for the projects from Members.

Decision

The Oban, Lorn and the Isles Area Committee agreed to:-

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

2.    supported 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.    supported the allocation of the active travel funding element in the    Council’s 24/25 block grant to the development and delivery of appropriate active travel projects, including those already underway in OLI.

4.    instructed 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, submitted)