Decision details

Cabinet considered the report and RESOLVED (unanimous) to:

1.    Establish a cross-party working group to explore the options for introducing a 20mph speed limit on The Green, Church Street, Amberley Slope, Twelvetree Avenue and parts of Lincoln Road and Fulbridge Road approaching the Lincoln Road / Church Street and Fulbridge Road / The Green junctions, to review and make recommendations on the precises area to be covered, and to report back to Cabinet with their recommendations;

2.    Agree the draft terms of reference for the working group, subject to:

·         The amendment of item 10 to provide for the formulation of a set of criteria, including safety and health considerations, to be used as a toolkit in the assessment of future potential 20mph speed limit areas in the Peterborough area.

·         The addition an item 11 to consider the effectiveness and financial implications of enforcement, in consultation with the police; and

3.    Agree the working group reports back to Cabinet with recommendations and findings by July 2018.

The decision followed a decision made at Full Council in January 2018.

Not forming a working group would not allow the issues of residents and the consensus of Council to be fully investigated.

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