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Asset Management Plan - Newcastle City Council

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Footways & Cycleways Life Cycle <strong>Plan</strong>Figure 15.3.1 Condition Backlog FootwaysCONDITION BACKLOG / INVESTMENT REQUIREMENT -FOOTWAYS (ALL CLASSES)12010080MINIMUM (backlog) -Budget £1.25m paEXISTING (backlog)-Budget £1.5m paOPTIMUM (backlog)£million60OPTIMUM(investmentrequirement)402002006 2010 2020 2030 2034Year15.4 DemandsThe demands set on a footway or cycleway can be numerous. A number ofparticular demands identified by <strong>Newcastle</strong> <strong>City</strong> are set out below:• Providing safe and inviting routes for all pedestrians and cyclists• Sufficient capacity to cater for the number of pedestrians / cyclists usingthe route to ensure their expeditious movement• Sufficient build quality to cope with the general wear & tear caused by thepassage of pedestrians and cycles• Providing access routes for the disadvantaged particularly people withdisabilities• To contribute to urban renewal and to help attract new businesses toindustrial and commercial areas• Provide access to and enhance opportunities for employment, education,shopping, recreation and leisure• Enhancement of the environment• Creating an amenity value15.5 Performance GapsPerformance Gaps are a measure of the failures of an asset to meet thedemands of its construction, or the gap between the desired/target condition andthe actual condition. Failures are measured against individual demands. Forexample where a footway requires constant maintenance, relaying of slabs orwhere a number of footways require maintenance but there is insufficient funding125

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