Issue - meetings
Pyrton: Proposed 20 mph Speed Limits
Meeting: 26/01/2023 - Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Highway Management (Item 124)
124 Pyrton: Proposed 20 mph Speed Limits 
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Contact: Geoff Barrell, 20 Limit Project Manager
Report by Corporate Director Environment & Place (CMDHM 25).
To consider proposed 20mph speed limits.
Decision:
The Cabinet Member for Highway Management AGREED to approve the proposed introduction of 20mph speed limits as advertised.
Minutes:
The report presents responses to a statutory consultation on the proposed introduction of 20mph speed limits in Pyrton. Thames Valley Police re-iterated their views on OCC’s policy and practice regarding 20mph speed limits; they consider their response as ‘having concerns’ rather than an outright objection. Stagecoach Bus Company responded but had no objection or comments to make. The local member also expressed support.
Cllr Gant welcomed the recommendation by saying that the aim of reducing speed limits was to change driver’s mindsets to make speeding socially unacceptable and make more environmentally friendly modes of travel such as walking and cycling more attractive, and also reduce the Counties carbon footprint.
The Cabinet Member for Highway Management AGREED to approve the proposed introduction of 20mph speed limits as advertised.