Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

Dundee 20mph and no traffic zones could be made permanent

spaces people dundee
Six-year old Tyler Fisher celebrating the pedestrianisation of Union Street last year.

Dundee councillors are set to make trial 20mph zones across the city permanent.

The council has trialled the slower speed zones in streets across Broughty Ferry, Douglas, Fintry and the West End since the first lockdown began last year.

The pedestrianisation of Union Street may also become a permanent city centre fixture.

The changes were initially set up as a trial, but will remain indefinitely if councillors agree at a meeting on Monday, May 10.

Dundee council coronavirus funding
Councillor Mark Flynn.

They were brought in after funding from the Scottish Government’s Spaces for People scheme, which seeks to promote active travel.

The 20mph zones include those in Magdalen Yard Road, Ruthven Road and more.

‘Constructive’ change

Dundee city development convener Mark Flynn said making the change permanent could “change the face” of the city and improve safety.

“People quickly adapted to the change in a constructive way. They appreciated being able to walk and cycle more safely to support physical distancing and promote public health.”

Officials monitored speeds in six of the streets and found averages varying from 17.7mph on Perth Road, near Step Row, and 25.6mph at Balunie Drive.

Balunie Avenue in Douglas.

The Scottish Government’s Spaces for People Fund initially awarded Dundee City Council £460,000 to fund the zones.

The council plans to spend £350 to advertise the changes.

There are no further costs anticipated as the infrastructure is already in place.

Union Street closed to vehicles permanently

Vehicles will be permanently barred from Union Street, if the plans are agreed. The only exception is loading vehicles between 11pm and 11am.

The city centre street used to be a busy thoroughfare for buses, taxis and cars.

Union Street, Dundee.

The street has seen more street art and planters installed since being closed off to  vehicles last summer.

Pubs on the street have also taken advantage of the extra space and created outdoor seating areas.

Do public support plans?

A survey by Tactran (Tayside and Central Scotland Transport Partnership) found that 63% of people felt 20mph zones has had a positive impact on the areas.

However, that figure takes in respondents across Tactran’s area so is not specific to Dundee.

Residents of some of Dundee’s most iconic streets, including Strawberry Bank, were angered as 20mph roundels painted on streets as part of Spaces for People “despoiled” their view.