Posted by Almost all streets within the inner south and east Bristol areas will be given 20mph speed limits, under new proposals from the city council.
After consultation with residents and businesses, streets in Southville and Bedminster – in Inner South Bristol – and Easton and Lawrence Hill in Inner East Bristol will have the 20mph zones. However, major routes through these areas will be exempt.
Formal consultation will now take place, with work likely to take place by spring next year if the plans are approved.
Councillor Jon Rogers, Cabinet Member for Transport and Sustainability, said the council had listened to the views of residents and changed their initial views to take account of the response
“Our initial consultation to test opinion was very informal, but of the 310 residents, businesses and organisations who responded only four objected.
“Most comments focussed on the fact that not enough roads were included in our original proposals. Many people wrote to say ‘why not the whole of Bristol?’. So we have re-evaluated the proposal. What we have now are real areas where 20 is plenty and we will look at more.”
The following main arterial roads will not be included in the Inner East 20mph pilot:
Newfoundland Street
Newfoundland Way
M32
Easton Way
Lawrence Hill Roundabout
Lawrence Hill
Church Road (western end between Lawrence Hill Roundabout and Cowper Street)
Barrow Road
Old Market
West Street
Clarence Road
Lawford Street/Lamb Street/Lawfords Gate/Trinity Road
The following main arterial roads will not be included in the Inner South 20mph pilot:
A370 Clarence Road and York Road (part of each runs through proposed 20mph area)
The scheme, which would cost about £30,000 to implement, has been proposed to encourage people to walk or cycle in the city.
Groups such as to 20splenty4Bristol, Bristol Living Streets and the Bristol Cycling Campaign had encouraged hundreds of people to sign epetitions on the council website – calling for 20mph to be the default speed limit on residential streets.
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