20mph speed limits set to be implemented around the city

Under a new City Council initiative St Ann’s & The Dales is to receive about £133,300 in 2014 for the provision of 20 mph road signs to make neighbourhoods safer.

The City Council’s Executive Board meets on Monday 16^th April to receive a report by Councillor Jane Urquhart, Portfolio Holder for Planning and Transportation. Following the approval of the overall Local Sustainable Transport Fund Allocation given at the Executive Board on 17 July 2012, the Board is being asked for approval to proceed with developing proposals to implement 20mph speed limits in all residential areas of Nottingham, subject to the relevant consultation and legal procedures.

The City has been divided into 10 areas (plus the City Centre). These areas are not based on ward boundaries, but the natural intersection of roads, and have been labelled as Sherwood, Bestwood, Bulwell, Bilborough, Radford, Wollaton, Clifton, Wilford, Meadows and Dales.

In January 2011 the Government announced the details of a £560m Local Sustainable Transport Fund (LSTF) for 2011/12 to 2014/15, specifically for packages of transport measures that support economic growth and reduce carbon in their communities.

The successful award of the LSTF main bid funding allocation to the City Council in June 2012 included Work strand B ‘Establish a network of Community Smarter Travel Hubs’. Part of this work strand included funding for a programme of 20mph speed limits to be implemented across the City to improve safety and create a more attractive walking and cycling environment.

Following a successful bid, an allocation of £300,000 for the financial year 2012/13, £400,000 for 2013/14, and £350,000 for 2014/15 has been committed from the LSTF for the development of 20mph speed limits. This has enabled the delivery of the 20mph programme to be accelerated.