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Bu'r Pwyllgor Craffu Amgylcheddol yn adolygu Papur Gwyn Trafnidiaeth Caerdydd bum mlynedd yn ddiweddarach, ac yn derbyn briff ar y gyfarwyddiaeth Gwasanaethau Rheng Flaen newydd. Ar y ddau eitem, cytunodd y bydd y Cadeirydd yn ysgrifennu at yr Aelod Cabinet gydag arsylwadau ac argymhellion y pwyllgor. Nododd hefyd adroddiad ar Adroddiad Blynyddol Craffu.
Apologies were received from Martha Lewis.
The following declarations were made in accordance with the Members Code of Conduct: Cllr Ash-Edwards Item 4 Personal Non-Exec Director Cardiff Bus
The minutes of the meetings held on 24 February and 12 March 2026 were approved by the Committee and were signed by the Chairperson. The Chairperson on behalf of the Committee wished to put on record the Committee’s thanks to Erica Painter for her contribution towards the work of the Environmental Scrutiny Committee. Members wished Erica congratulations on her retirement and best wishes for the future.
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AGREED: that the Chairperson, on behalf of the Committee, writes to the Cabinet Member conveying the observations and recommendations of the Committee when discussing the way forward.
Councillor Ash-Edwards declared a personal interest in this item as a non-Executive Director of Cardiff Bus. The Committee received a report providing Members with an opportunity to review the implementation of the schemes to support the delivery of the Cardiff Transport White Paper’s strategic 10-year vision. Members were advised that the Cardiff Transport White Paper was developed following consultation and engagement on the Transport and Clean Air Green Paper, which ran from 26 March to the 1 July 2018. The consultation generated over 3,500 individual responses as well as a number of collective responses from organisations. The Transport White Paper was subsequently approved by Cabinet on 23 January 2020. The Transport White Paper is a strategic policy document that sets out a long?term vision for how transport in the city should change to support climate objectives, economic growth, public health, and accessibility. It provides the policy framework that underpins major transport programmes and decisions across the city, including active travel, public transport reform, demand management and road space reallocation. Its purpose is to shift travel away from private car dependency and toward walking, cycling and public transport, while supporting inclusive access and economic vitality. Members were asked to note that at the time it was estimated that delivering the vision set out in the draft ‘Transport White Paper’ would require a significant increase in funding, with an estimated investment of between £1 - 2bn necessary to deliver the scale of improvements required. Very soon after the White Paper was adopted, on 26 March 2020 the UK went into ‘lockdown’ in response to the rapidly spreading COVID 19 virus, and therefore there have been a number of impacts in delivering the proposed projects. The Chairperson welcomed Andrew Gregory, Assistant Director Planning and Transportation; Claire Moggridge, Head of Transport and Jason Dixon, Operational Manager, Transport Development and Network Management to the meeting. The officers were invited to deliver a presentation following which the debate was opened. Those discussions are summarised as follows: · A Member asked officers to comment on whether residents in the city understand what the Council is aiming to achieve, particularly when negative impacts and disruptions are happening, and, whether the Council needed to do more to communicate its objectives. The Assistant Director stated that in respect of the projects that will commence during the next 2 to 3 years, work has been undertaken by officers in terms of mapping out the network management arrangements during those developments which will aim to minimise disruption. There has been engagement with the Communications and Media Team, along with Member Briefings, to ensure that residents understand the implications. There has been extensive engagement with local communities and residents in respect of the Crossrail project and efforts are being made to mitigate impacts. · A Member noted that an objective in the Transport White Paper was to reduce the need for people to own a private vehicle. The Member considered that there were still occasions when people need access to a private vehicle and currently car clubs do not provide the level of access required. Officers were asked what more could be done to make car clubs more viable or improve access to a private vehicle. The Operational Manager stated that Council targets the more vulnerable users and provides community transport schemes. Additional funding has been secured to provide electric vehicles to the VEST Community Transport scheme, and this scheme can now be expanded. This area would be focussed on more than car use as car clubs need to operate on a commercial basis. · A Member considered that the level of active travel, and in particular cycling in the suburbs, could be increased if more was done to improve lighting and general security on cycle paths. · A Member requested that vehicular access to the M4 from the proposed park and ride facility at Junction 33 be considered. · A Member noted that the level of modal shift from private vehicle usage to active travel options remained constant between 2018 and 2025. Cycling has gone down despite the investment in cycleway. Officers stated that the increase in the number of people working from home has been a contributory factor towards those results. Cycling was still a viable option. The Assistant Director stated that funding for cycling schemes from Welsh Government has reduced over recent years. Previously a cycle hire scheme operated in the city also. Members were asked to note that considerable investment has been made in 75 schools across the city to provide cycle stands and scooter facilities. · A Member observed that the number of people commuting by cycle had fallen since 2018. The Assistant Director asked Members to note that cycle hire scheme that was operating in the city ceased in 2022. · A Member referred to the Committee’s previous consideration of the Transport White Paper in 2020 and comments made in the Chairperson’s letter at the time. The Member asked for an update on the recommendations made by the Committee at that time on the lack of east/west transport, improving bus transport and the proposed £1 bus fares scheme. The Operational Manager stated that the east/west Crossrail scheme is a priority scheme that has received regional funding support from the Welsh Government’s Regional Transport Grant Fund. Work will commence in the current year. Bus transport has been affected by covid and other issues such as a labour shortage and fare increases. Bus patronage is still at around 80% of pre-covid levels and concessionary fares are around 67%. The Welsh Government proposes to use the same funding to support the introduction of franchising in Wales and the Council has voiced its concerns regarding this. The increase in home working has also affected patronage. A Bus Network Plan will be submitted to Transport for Wales following approval by the Cabinet later in the year. Franchising may provide an opportunity to introduce a £1 bus fare scheme. · Officers were asked to comment on how the Council’s policies were aligned with the policies of the new Welsh Government. For example, during the election campaign the new First Minister expressed a willingness to revisit the M4 Relief Road proposals, which would then have an effect on the funding available for other projects. The Head of Transport was unwilling to comment at present as officers were yet to meet with their colleagues in Welsh Government or Transport for Wales since the election. The Transport Strategy will continue to be followed and if new directions come forward from the Welsh Government they will be addressed through the Transport White Paper. · A Member noted the scale of infrastructure works and likely disruption that will occur. The Member asked what work was being done with partner organisations such as South Wales Police and the emergency services, and also with residents, to help them cope with the disruption. The Member asked officers to comment specifically the authority’s response to a significant incident happening during a large event was taking place in the city. The Head of Planning stated that these issues have been considered in significant detail which links to how the schemes are being built. Officers have considered major schemes such as Callaghan Square and Castle Street and made changes in an around the City Centre to permit bus movements and make junction improvements to facilitate the scheme. However, there will be significant impacts in the immediate localities during those schemes. Journey times will also be longer and commuters will need to consider alternative routes. · A Member commented that in ordered to encourage people to use active travel options such as walking in the more rural areas of the city more focus on maintaining pathways is required. AGREED: that the Chairperson, on behalf of the Committee, writes to the Cabinet Member conveying the observations and recommendations of the Committee when discussing the way forward.
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AGREED: that the Chairperson, on behalf of the Committee, writes to the Cabinet Member conveying the observations and recommendations of the Committee when discussing the way forward.
The Committee received a report providing Members with an update on the Senior Management restructure and the appointment to the Director of Frontline Services post. The Chairperson welcomed the new Director of Frontline Services, Graham Harris and Joanna Hughes, Operational Manager for Strategy and Business Performance, to the meeting. The Director of Frontline Services was invited to present the briefing paper. The Director provided an overview of the new service area and the services within its remit. A review of the new directorate was currently ongoing to understand any opportunities for cross-directorate working, identify gaps and to built a new management team moving forward. The Director highlighted a number of issues that could be presented for the Committee’s consideration at future meetings including recycling performance, the next Waste Strategy, the Cleansing Service restructure and the review of KPIs within the directorate. The Chairperson opened the debate in this item. Those discussions are summarised as follows: · A Member asked whether the review being undertaken would focus on improving services, value for money or financial constraint. The Members asked for details of the parameters of the review and what officers hoped to achieve. The Director stated that it was anticipated any gaps in the management structure within the service area would be identified by the review. The main focus would be to implement a management structure that would help to deliver improvements in frontline services by linking cross-departmental working whilst achieving value for money and working within budgetary constraints. · A Member asked whether future KPIs relating to the highway network would provide a more honest assessment of the problems in order to better assess priorities. The Director stated that the priority was to understand current performance. The Operational Manager for Strategy and Business Performance stated that meetings have taken place with colleagues in order to discuss new KPIs. As part of those discussions consideration is being given to past recommendations from the Committee that more meaningful KPIs are required. Officers hoped to provide a report to the Committee on this in the near future. · Officers were asked to comment on what they considered the advantages were to be establishing one large directorate responsible for public facing services. The Directorate stated that the services were formerly in different directorates but in future the skills of all staff can be deployed in all areas of the city. The Director considered that it was early in the process to assess all synergies but one obvious example is utilising cleansing staff within parks to address known issues around overflowing bins which have been identified by elected members across the city. AGREED: that the Chairperson, on behalf of the Committee, writes to the Cabinet Member conveying the observations and recommendations of the Committee when discussing the way forward.
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RESOLVED – That the report be noted.
The Committee received a report providing an update on the Scrutiny Annual Report for 2024/25. Members were asked to note the draft Committee Pages. RESOLVED – That the report be noted.
No urgent items.
Members were advised that the next Environment Scrutiny Committee is scheduled for 9 June 2026.
Rhaid i gynghorwyr ddweud pan fydd ganddyn nhw gysylltiad personol â rhywbeth sy'n cael ei drafod, fel swydd, eiddo neu aelod o'r teulu. Mae buddiant sy'n rhagfarnu yn ddigon cryf i'r cynghorydd adael yr ystafell fel arfer a pheidio â chymryd rhan.
Ash-Edwards: Buddiant personol ar Cardiff Transport White Paper - 5-Year Review
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