Decision details

Option one – The Council introduce a 20mph scheme addressing the roads that are the subject of the petition.

Option two – The Council introduce a 20mph limit on residential roads across the city on a similar basis to the Portsmouth city council model. This could be based on a review of the speed management plan map that was developed in 1997 to help develop a framework for implementing traffic measures on different road categories. The current categories are: traffic routes, where no vertical traffic calming measures are implemented; mixed routes, where targeted traffic measures could be introduced at specific locations and residential routes, where if it was appropriate vertical traffic calming measures could be introduced. A city wide scheme would ensure consistency of dealing with speed issues in residential areas and requests for speed reduction measures.

Option three – The Council continues to consider speed issues as part of its existing speed management plan process where priority is given as set out in the table below and reviews the policy when the outcomes of the Portsmouth scheme are made available.  Under the current policy measures required for category 1 and 2 take priority for funding within the capital programme.

Option Four – That officers identify a suitable location to conduct a 20mph speed limit trial to run in parallel with the Portsmouth scheme. This would enable to Council to identify how transferable any acknowledged benefits of the Portsmouth scheme would be to York.

 Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member for City Strategy be advised to:

(i)                 Implement a 20mph zone on Grange Street, Grange Garth, Rosedale Street, Levisham Street, Hartoft Street, Farndale Street and Lastingham Terrace in Fishergate;

(ii)            Request Officers to undertake the necessary work to trial this scheme and addresses the Portsmouth issues.

(iii)            Continue to address speed management issues under the current policy.

Decision of the Executive Member for City Strategy

RESOLVED:That the advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.

REASON:            To ensure that speed issues are addressed through a data led process that targets LTP resources at casualty reduction but considers whether 20mph limits are appropriate and beneficial within York.