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Aylesbury town centre traffic to be limited to 20mph
AYLESBURY is to become 'more relaxed and civilised' after £100,000 worth of funding was obtained for a new 20mph speed limit in the town centre.
The new restrictions should be in place by the beginning of next year on selected streets within the inner relief road. It comes after a campaign by Old Town residents and The Thomas Hickman charity to get the limit lowered by 10mph.
Graham Aylett, chairman of trustees at Thomas Hickman, said: "We are delighted. It is needed to make the town centre as civilised and as relaxed and sensible a place to live and do business in, as a county town centre deserves to be."
Aylesbury Vale Advantage – a consortium of local councils and other stakeholders – bid for government money designated for growth areas.
Bucks County Council will now carry out a detailed design and
consultation period, with implementation of the new limit expected at the start of 2010.
Anne James, transport and regeneration manager at the county council, said: "From the safety point of view it is about making the whole town feel better for pedestrians, making people feel it is a good place to come to and walk around."
She said that speed cameras and traffic humps are unlikely to be used to enforce the speed limits.
Other measures will be considered during the design stage.
Mr Aylett added that he hoped the new limit will be introduced as soon as possible.
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