20MPH SPEED LIMIT ZONES
To be moved by Councillor Debbie Davies
Seconded by Councillor Rebecca Poulsen
Council notes:
Council resolves to:
Scrap plans for the introduction of a City Centre 20mph zone and instead distributes the £120,000 estimated cost of introducing one, between the Council Wards, so that such speed limits can be introduced near schools or other appropriate sites.
Decision:
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
Minutes:
A motion was moved by Councillor Davies.
An amendment, as set out in the resolution below, moved by Councillor Ross-Shaw was carried.
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