Resolved –

Council notes:

·         20mph zones are a proven way of encouraging safer driving, reducing average road speeds and casualties and encouraging a better environment for pedestrians and cyclists when installed in appropriate locations

·         The initial proposals for the city centre and sites around schools are for areas where road layouts and/or the presence of existing traffic management measures will support a 20mph speed limit

·         City centre 20mph zones are increasingly common across the country including in Sheffield, Leeds, Brighton, Birmingham, Glasgow, Edinburgh and London

·         The University of the West of England has just completed a comprehensive study of 20mph zones in Bristol and found that average speeds reduce in 94% of streets, increased rates of walking and cycling and reduced fatalities and injuries generating cost savings of £15 million

·         The recent announcement that the Council would be consulting on a city centre 20mph zone in addition to a programme of 20mph zones around schools to be rolled out over time

Council resolves to:

Proceed to the consultation on the proposed 20mph zones and ask that the Executive receives a paper on the responses before a final decision is made.

ACTION:        Strategic Director Place