{"id":309943,"date":"2024-03-18T13:00:12","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T12:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=309943"},"modified":"2024-03-18T13:00:14","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T12:00:14","slug":"crackdown-on-rogue-councils-over-ltns-and-20mph-zones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=309943","title":{"rendered":"Crackdown on rogue councils over LTNs and 20mph zones"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Draft guidance will state that authorities must gain support from residents, businesses and emergency services before new LTNs.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Councils that ignore\u00a0local opposition to low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs)<\/a>\u00a0and 20mph zones could be stripped of their powers to issue penalties under a new Government plan for drivers that could also see them lose funding. The Telegraph<\/a> has the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Draft guidance due to be published on Sunday will state that authorities must gain support from local residents, businesses and emergency services before introducing new LTNs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The guidance, which will also require councils to \u201cregularly review\u201d existing schemes to monitor levels of local support, says: \u201cSchemes should be adjusted if this reveals issues with performance and removed<\/a> if they are shown to have failed to deliver as expected, including a failure to demonstrate local support.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Department for Transport (DfT) has also said new guidance will address concerns over bus lanes that cause delays, making sure that they only operate when that makes sense, such as when traffic is heavy enough to delay buses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The statutory guidance on LTNs, due to come into force in the summer, is part of the plan for drivers drawn up after Rishi Sunak used an interview with The Telegraph last summer to launch a review of road policies and promise drivers that he was \u201con their side\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His intervention came amid fears that motorists were being punished by schemes such as LTNs, which have become increasingly prevalent\u00a0since the Covid pandemic<\/a>. The schemes aim to reduce traffic in residential areas and cut carbon emissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Separately, the Government said it was \u201cstrengthening\u201d guidance on applying new 20mph speed limits<\/a> to make it clear that such restrictions should be reserved for \u201csensible and appropriate areas only\u201d, such as roads outside schools, \u201cwith safety and local support at the heart of the decision\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ministers will make it clear that failing to adhere to the separate guidance on both LTNs and 20mph limits could lead to future Government funding being withdrawn<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Government is planning to launch a consultation on further measures that could be taken against councils flouting guidance on the issue, including removing their access to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) data used\u00a0to enforce LTNs<\/a>\u00a0via camera footage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the full story here<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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