Issue - meetings

Cabinet Member: Transport Management

Forward Plan Ref: 2024/071

Contact: Anthony Kirkwood, Vision Zero Team Leader (Anthony.Kirkwood@oxfordshire.gov.uk)

Report by Director of Environment and Highways (CMDTMT23).

The Cabinet Member is RECOMMENDED to:

a)    Approve the introduction of 20mph speed limits in Berinsfield as advertised.

The Chair introduced the item to the meeting.

The Chair specifically noted the objection from the Oxford Bus Company and referenced the written responses.

Officers explained their findings in Annex 4, which timed bus services in Berinsfield to try and quantify the impact of reductions in speed limits. Officers concluded that if the bus was limited to a 20mph speed limit, there would be a negligible impact on the duration of bus services.

The Chair noted that the opinion of bus officers within the County Council is that the reduction in time on the bus services could be accommodated by ‘dwell time’ that is built into services.

The Chair thanked officers and agreed to the recommendations in the report.

RESOLVED to:

a)    Approve the introduction of 20mph speed limits in Berinsfield as advertised.