Issue - meetings

At this point in the meeting, members of the public who have registered their wish to speak regarding an item on the agenda or an issue within the Committee’s remit can do so. The deadline for registering is 5:00 pm on Friday, 11 September 2009.

It was reported that there had been no registrations to speak at the meeting under the Council’s Public Participation Scheme.

At this point in the meeting, members of the public who have registered their wish to speak regarding an item on the agenda or an issue within the Committee’s remit can do so. The deadline for registering is 5:00 pm on Friday, 12 June 2009.

It was reported that there had been two registrations to speak at the meeting under the Council’s Public Participation Scheme, both in relation to agenda item 4 (Called-In Item: Petitions for 20 mph Speed Limits on Residential Roads).

Anna Semelyn spoke in support of the petition for a city-wide 20 mph speed limit, stating that a city-wide limit would result in safer, quieter, less polluted and more sociable streets and that evidence from other cities indicated it was more effective than ‘pockets’ of speed restriction in specific areas.

Catherine Heinemeyer also spoke in support of a city-wide 20 mph speed limit, stating that it would be a valuable step in improving street safety, thus supporting York’s ambition to be a ‘cycling city’ and helping to encourage children to start cycling and to gain more freedom.