Decision details
Petition concerning Speeding Traffic at the Entrance to West Bank Park from the Junction of New Lane and Hill Street
Decision Maker: Decision Session - Executive Member for City Strategy
Decision status: Decision Made
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
Purpose of report:
Report will investigate the request and consider the findings
against the criteria set out in the Speed Review Process.
Members are asked to: To support and approve the
recommendations.
Decision:
RESOLVED: That the Executive Member agrees to:
(i) Option One with Officers offering residents a Community Speed Indicator Device (SID) and providing the necessary training to enable residents to monitor traffic speeds in the New Lane and Hill Street area;
(ii) Request Officers to give further consideration to the option of providing a clearer indication, for drivers, of the entrance to West Bank Park, and, as part of this review, to consider whether a 20mph speed limit might be applied to this section of the highway.
REASON: Engineering measures are not considered appropriate however SID will enable speed to continue to be monitored and drivers will be made aware of the speed at which they are travelling. This will help resolve community issues as well as comply with the Speed Review process.
Publication date: 21/10/2009
Date of decision: 20/10/2009
Decided at meeting: 20/10/2009 - Decision Session - Executive Member for City Strategy
Effective from: 23/10/2009
Accompanying Documents:
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