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Almost Half of City To Be Covered By 20mph Limits

Almost half of Manchester is set to benefit from a reduction in speed limits after hundreds more streets across the city will be made safer for children.

If given the green light, residential streets across most of central, east and areas of south Manchester – around 46% of the city’s total area – will be covered by the 20 mile per hour limits.

The plan, which is also aimed at making roads more attractive for residents, is another step towards Manchester City Council’s (MCC) goal of creating 20mph limits on all non-major roads across the city.

MCC set up three 20mph areas earlier this year following a consultation in which residents and businesses welcomed the plans.

The areas, covering stretches of south and east Manchester, were created using public health funding and MCC was able to double the size of one of the areas – covering Gorton north and south – after saving money on signs advising motorists of the new speed limit.

Now, MCC is set to receive another £500,000 funding from Transport for Greater Manchester to create 20mph areas across even more residential streets.

Residents from across the city have been calling for the limits in their neighbourhoods, and MCC has been examining requests to decide which areas will benefit.

The new limits, in areas including Chorlton, Didsbury, Fallowfield, Burnage and Levenshulme, will connect those large areas which were created earlier in the year, meaning 20mph limits will be in place across most of central, east and areas of south Manchester.

The proposals, also aimed at boosting levels of health by encouraging more cycling and walking, do not affect major roads such as Princess Parkway, Stockport Road or Upper Brook Street and a public consultation will be held before any final decision is made.

Councillor Luthfur Rahman, MCC’s lead member for 20 mile per hour areas, said: "We’ve been talking to people across the city and found huge support for this scheme, particularly from parents and schools who really wanted us to create reduced limits in their areas.

"Other residents have been calling for reduced limits in their areas, and it’s brilliant news that we’ve now got access to more funding meaning other neighbourhoods will benefit.

"These new proposals mean nearly half of the city will be covered and marks a big step towards our goal of making sure every residential street is made safer by having a reduced limit."

Founder and Campaign Director for 20’s Plenty for Us, Rod King MBE, said: "We are delighted that Manchester City Council is joining the growing list of our iconic cities who are rejecting the national 30mph speed limit as being not ‘fit for purpose’ for their residential streets.

"The ‘one size fits all’ 30mph policy of the pre 1990s was first complemented with isolated 20mph zones but now ‘default 20mph and targeted 30mph’ policies are becoming the norm.

"Already 13m people or 20 per cent of the population live in places like Manchester where they are reducing limits and vehicle speed to make their places better places to be. And of course cycling and active travel is one of the biggest winners from this initiative."

For more information please visit: www.manchester.gov.uk/20mph

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