20s Plenty for Us – New website
The national campaign group, 20s Plenty for Us has got a brand new website, where you can find lots more information about the benefits of introducing 20mph speed limits on the roads where people live. See www.20splenty.org.
West Mercia Police to enforce 20mph speed limits
The Police and Crime Commissioner Bill Longmore says West Mercia Police is now ready to start “applying the same approach” to 20mph limits as legal limits elsewhere, punishing drivers who do not comply. See the Worcester News article for the full story. One of the...
20mph: A Litmus Test of Public Health Outdoors
Road injuries hurt an estimated 1% of people a year and its rising. Tackling road risk is key to public health improvement outdoors for all ages. Community-wide 20mph limits confer huge health economic returns in casualties avoided and in active travel exercise gains....
No 20mph speed limits in Worcester for at least 2 years
Worcestershire County Council have delayed any decision on making any Worcester streets 20mph until at least 2017. The Conservative leadership has consistently been against the introduction of 20mph limits and as recently as May voted to reject a Green and Lib Dem...
20mph County Council motion defeated
The County Council motion proposed by Councillor Matthew Jenkins was rejected by the ruling Conservatives who all voted against it. There was widespread support from all other groups at the Council. The motion was as follows: Many councils across the country, of...
The Case for 20mph article in Worcestershire Life
Worcester based County Councillor Matthew Jenkins explains why communities are pressuring councils for the implementation of a 20mph speed limit. Read the article here.
20mph It’s miles better! The conference at the heart of the 20mph revolution
Milan is the latest European city to say that 20’s Plenty, or more precisely 30k – Its OK In the UK we are at the heart of that change with over 20% of the population in places that have or are implementing a 20mph limit for most roads. The 6th Annual 20mph Places...
Local Green Party campaigner Neal Murphy presents 20mph petition to County Council
PLEAS are being made to turn a Worcester estate into a 20 miles-per-hour zone - with more than 160 people signing a petition calling for a slow down. Residents on the Blanquettes estate, near Bilford Road in Perdiswell, say lives are being put at risk by drivers. Read...
Road Safety Week
Road Safety Week 2014: Road Safety Week 2014 took place 17-23 November with the theme of ‘look out for each other’. Brake called on all road users to look out for each other, with an emphasis on the ways drivers can protect people on foot and bike, namely: going 20mph...
20mph Myth Buster
Opponents of wide-area 20mph speed limits rely on various myths that need to be busted! Have a look at some of the myths and the reality below. Myth: 20mph journey times are far greater than 30mph. Reality: 20mph doesn’t significantly alter trip times or inconvenience...
Residents in Battenhall want extension of 20mph speed limit
A petition demanding an extension of the 20mph speed limit in Battenhall, was handed to the County Council Cabinet member responsible for Highways yesterday. Local Green Party campaigner Louis Stephen was helped by local residents to collect 167 signatures calling for...
The pedestrian pound: the business case for better streets and places
Living Streets commissioned research company Just Economics to bring together the evidence of the commercial and consumer benefits of good walking environments. It reviews the academic literature and examines the relationship between investing in better streets and...