Consultation opens on Bradford 20mph zones

Friday, 15 February 2019 16:00

Bradford Council is planning to introduce a new 20mph zone in the city centre and around a number of schools.

Proposals for the scheme were approved by the Council’s Executive Committee in January and aim to protect vulnerable road users including children, pedestrians and cyclists by improving road safety at key locations of the district. It is also hoped that it will also encourage more people to take up walking and cycling.

The zone covers Bradford city centre within the inner ring road and extends to include areas around the campuses of Bradford College and the University of Bradford.

The plan also includes the introduction of 20mph zones on a significant number of streets around Farnham and St Joseph’s Primary Schools, to improve safety for pupils on their journeys to and from school. The area covers over 1,500 homes as well as community and children’s centres and most of the streets around St Luke’s Hospital.

Because the zones cover such a wide area, the council is holding two drop-in sessions for members of the public to view the schemes and have an input. The first will take place at the Oastler Market on Tuesday 26 February between 1pm and 4pm and the second will be at the View Room at Margaret McMillan Tower on Wednesday 27 February between 5pm and 6.30pm.

Coun Alex Ross-Shaw, Bradford Council’s Executive Member for Regeneration, Planning and Transport, said: “There is real evidence that even relatively small reductions in speed can decrease the rate and severity of collisions, and that 20mph zones are very effective at protecting our most vulnerable road users, including children, pedestrians and cyclists.”

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