Decision details

Purpose of report: The report will update on the Speed Review Process, giving information on where issues have been reported and where the process has highlighted possible speed reduction measures. These could be Engineering or Education.

Members are asked to: Note the content of the report and continue to support the work done in delivery of the Speed Review Process to help reduce Killed and Serious Injuries in York.

RESOLVED:    That the Executive Member agrees:

i)                  To give support to a partnership approach to dealing with speed complaints, with the aim of providing a wider, more in depth process to tackle speeding issues in York (Speed Review Process, Option 1), but expresses concern that progress on some initiatives (e.g. electronic reporting, mobile safety cameras) appears to have stalled and requests officers to arrange for a senior level meeting with partner organisations to address these issues;

ii)                To recognise that greater evaluation may be required at locations, where action has been taken to reduce speeds (either engineering or enforcement), and requests the Director of City Strategy to give a high priority to work of this sort when determining the day to day distribution of resources within the Department;

iii)              To note the Road Safety Engineering reports at Annex E including the updates on feasibility work carried out, at sites forwarded to the Engineering Consultants, as a result of the December 2009 Decision Session;

iv)              To note that new capital works are subject to confirmation of final budgets following Central Government reduction announcements;

v)                That if there are insufficient funds for Engineering work at all the locations that they be prioritised (in a similar way to the matrix agreed by the Decision Session at its last meeting) by one or all of the following criteria:-

1. Accident data

2. Mean and 85^th percentile speeds

3. Proximity to schools and shops.

REASON:                  To ensure that speed issues are considered with partnership collaboration to give a stronger and more robust response to issues raised.