My councillor blog: Year 2, Week 17
RAAC, Gaelic medium teaching, new Academy, LPP, 20mph limits, Community Regeneration Funding, Nairn BID ...

https://open.substack.com/pub/pauloldham/p/year-2-week-17?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

#Nairn #Nairnshire #NairnAcademy #gaelic #20mph #RAAC

@kev Make way-hay while the Sun shines!

#Wales #20mph

Years ago, I used to look forward to my visits to North Wales, bombing along the bends and backroads. Then along came the road 'calming' measures, which made the experience much less enjoyable. Now:

Update on Welsh Government’s 20mph rollout:

https://youtu.be/DgqMl_clF2w

Is there some Welsh pop star that can do a remake of Sammy Hagar's 'I can't drive 55' but substitute with '20'? 🤔

https://youtu.be/RvV3nn_de2k

#Wales #20MPH

RT from Love Bell Green (@OurBellGreen)

Perry Rise now. #foresthill #se23 #london #20mph #collision #sydenham #perryrise #perryvale

Original tweet: https://twitter.com/OurBellGreen/status/1681639474046947329

RT @GeorgeFergusonx
Bristol take note: RT @20splentyforus: BIG BENEFITS FROM 20MPH SCHEMES ON FASTER ROADS
An analysis of seven 20mph area shows how Local Authorities that include faster roads in community-wide #20mph schemes reap the most benefit. https://www.20splenty.org/big_speed_reductions

“being hit at #20mph equals falling from a second floor, which you may be able to survive, but being hit at 40 mph equals falling from the seventh, which will likely prove fatal.”

https://www.planetizen.com/features/121869-livable-streets-revisited

#20splenty #roadsafety #walkability #publichealth

“In 2020, TfL introduced a #20mph speed limit on all of its roads within central #London… [Since then] collisions involving vulnerable road users have decreased by 36% while collisions involving people walking have decreased by 63%” and speeds are down by 2-5MPH.

https://tfl-newsroom.prgloo.com/news/tfl-press-release-new-data-showssignificantimprovements-in-road-safety-in-london-since-introduction-of20mphspeed-limits #urbanplanning #roadsafety #publichealth #visionzero

#Cornwall Council looks likely to set blanket #20mph speed restrictions on all residential streets, implemented in phases to 2026. This is good news - every single mile-per-hour drop in driving speed makes roads safer for all.

https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/cornwall-20mph-speed-limits-every-7997913

I want to see this in #Warwickshire. Many residential streets have the default 30mph limit which too many people will drive to (or exceed) even though it's not safe nor appropriate. 30mph should only be granted on a road by exception.

#20sPlenty

#Cycling improvements have a major positive impact on local economies, but not for the reasons you might think. They are “not just about travel; it’s about making places people want to live and spend time" .... "research found the increase in walking generated by new mini-Holland [cycling] schemes was greater than the increase in cycling.”
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/bike-blog/2019/apr/26/if-you-build-them-they-will-come-record-year-for-cycle-counters #urbanism #econdev #urbanplanning #BikeTooter #20mph #trbam #walkability

Cars, especially cars traveling at more than #20MPH, require orders of magnitude more space per passenger-mile than pedestrians or buses: #TRBAM #urbanism #urbanplanning #20splenty

(2/n) Streets are the original social network, and streets that are too dangerous for most people to want to spend time on are a permanent “fail whale.”

Want more people to hang out in your town? Here’s a photo I took in #NHV #newhaven with one case study that worked really well. Narrow the road down to one lane, designed for top speeds of #20MPH or less, and install a giant #trafficcalming chicane so drivers can’t just speed through.

#cities #urbanism #roadsafety #publichealth #urbandesign

(1/n) #20mph zones work - data examples from recent traffic calming in Salem, MA https://publicinput.com/Customer/File/Full/54bcee40-c581-4af7-bb41-2443fa3ee1fb #20splenty #visionzero #roadsafety #urbanism #urbanplanning #publichealth #salemma #trafficcalming c @streetsblogmass

@jarofgreen #20mph streets working really well in #rural #Perthshire We even have it on #A85 #TrunkRoad through the centre of #Comrie. Surprised #TrafficScotland approved this #lifesaving measure.

RT @Edinburgh_CC@twitter.com

Research has shown that there's been a 30% reduction in road casualties since Edinburgh became Scotland's first #20mph city in 2018. We want to roll out lower speed limits further - find out more about proposals and tell us what you think https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/news/article/13593/latest-news-have-your-say-on-new-20mph-streets-and-lower-speed-limits-on-rural-roads #roadsafetyweek

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/Edinburgh_CC/status/1592963240262533121

Utter retrograde, elitist madness from #Senedd. One place you need a car to have any chance of being able to get about & live life fully, is in Wales. This won't make Wales safer, just slow. And it dooms any chance of industrial dynamism, let alone personal freedom. #WALES #20mph
RT @RWTaylors: Today Wales has become the first UK nation to make 20mph the default on restricted roads - in common parlance that's residential or busy ped…

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/Fox_Claire/status/1547133981270876165

Please note:
RT @cardiffcouncil: 📢 20mph speed limit now live in North #Cardiff

All residential streets in Llandaff North, Whitchurch &Tongwynlais, Rhiwbina &Heath will be limited to 20mph from today as part of a @WelshGovernment trial scheme.
👉Find out more here: https://t.co/3b6BtyaBTs

#20mph #roadsafety

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/JackieJonesWal1/status/1538974507867820032

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#exoskeleton #15feettall #8000pounds #20mph #animatedgif

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#exoskeleton #15feettall #8000pounds #20mph #animatedgif