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Referral from the Regeneration, Culture and Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee - 20mph Schemes in Medway
Meeting: 02/03/2021 - Cabinet (Item 9)
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Minutes:
The report provided details of a referral from the Regeneration, Culture and Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting held on 14 January 2021 in relation to a pilot 20mph scheme in Medway.
The comments of the Regeneration, Culture and Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee were set out in section 2 of the report. The Committee recommended that Cabinet be requested to use the Members’ Priorities Fund to introduce a 20mph pilot scheme in Medway, taking an evidence-based approach but ideally in an area where several schools were located.
The report noted that if the Cabinet agreed the request of the Regeneration, Culture and Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee, a Diversity Impact Assessment would be undertaken during the development of a pilot 20mph scheme.
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38/2021 |
The Cabinet did not agree the recommendation from the Regeneration, Culture and Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee that a 20mph scheme be piloted in Medway, but noted that permanent 20mph schemes remained a viable option for consideration by officers and the Portfolio Holder for Frontline Services on a case-by-case basis. |
Reasons:
The success of existing 20mph schemes in Medway indicates that a pilot scheme is not necessary at the present time, and permanent 20mph schemes will be considered by officers and the Portfolio Holder for Frontline Services where the evidence indicates this is the most appropriate solution to road safety issues in a particular area.