AMY Heley, chairwoman of the environment, sustainability and transport committee, said the council will examine new plans for the future in its efforts to make Brighton and Hove a carbon neutral city by the end of the decade.

The council's decision to scrap the cycle lane on Old Shoreham Road brings to an end many months of discussion and debate about its future.

The lane was installed overnight in May last year to provide more space for people to cycle safely during the pandemic.

However, a series of consultations found the cycle lane was hugely unpopular, with a survey in December revealing that 63 per cent did not support it.

Despite this, plans were unveiled last month by the council to retain it with some improvements.

Proposals included upgrading the temporary lane to a "stepped track", separate from both pedestrians and other vehicles.

But Labour and Conservative councillors joined forces and voted to scrap the lane.

At the end of last month, transport minister Chris Heaton-Harris warned that councils that prematurely remove active travel schemes "should expect to receive a reduced level of funding".

While council officers advised against removal in yesterday's meeting, councillors voted two to one in favour of scrapping the controversial cycle lane.

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