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Aston Rowant & Kingston Blount: Proposed 20 Mph Speed Limits

Meeting: 23/05/2024 - Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Transport Management (Item 57)

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Cabinet Member: Transport Management

Forward Plan Ref: 2023/300

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

 

Report by Corporate Director for Environment and Place (CMDTMT23).

 

The Cabinet Member for Transport Management is RECOMMENDED to:

 

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

 

Minutes:

The Chair noted concerns in the responses from bus companies, which stated that the cumulative effect was to make bus services slower and that this concerned them. The Chair noted that the 20mph speed limits were being introduced in-line with County Council policies.

 

The Chair also referenced concerns from respondents about lots of changes in speed limits within short distances. The Chair noted these concerns, but pointed out that speed limits change as the environment around the road changes.

 

The Chair thanked officers for their work and agreed to the recommendation in the report.

 

RESOLVED to:

 

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