| Welcome to the website of 20's Plenty For Us
20's Plenty for Us welcomes the article appearing in today's
Sunday Times (27th June 2010) regarding ministers proposing a 20 mph
speed limit on urban roads.
The announcement brings the government in line with local government
opinion which is increasingly looking towards 20mph becoming the
correct speed for residential and urban streets unless otherwise decided
that a higher limit is justified.
Already nearly 3m residents live in towns which are adopting or have
adopted this policy. Most importantly, through democratic debate those
communities have decided that "20's Plenty Where People Live". And it is
those same communities who have then changed their behaviour to drive
slower in residential street and people.
For more information then use the link to our Information for Local
Authorities below, see our
press release in response or contact us directly.

 





20's Plenty For Us was formed in order to campaign for the implementation of
20 mph as the default speed limit on residential roads in the UK.
Research has shown that the vast majority of the public would like 20 mph on
residential roads. 2006 changes in Dept for Transport guidelines have relaxed
the recommendations and in many residential areas 20 mph limits may be set without
any physical measures at all.
Portsmouth
have taken the initiative and implemented a default 20 mph speed limit
throughout their town in all except main arterial routes. This has been followed
by communities and local authorities across the country who now have a "Total
20" policy whereby all residential roads are or will be set to a 20 mph limit.
See the panel at top right.
This site aims to provide the arguments for 20's Plenty in a coherent
understood form with links to other material that shows how 20's Plenty saves
lives and makes very little difference to actual journey times.
In December 2009 the dept for Transport issued revised guidance
recommending 20 mph limits for all roads which are primarily residential
in nature and into town and city streets where pedestrian and cyclist
movements are high, such as around schools, shops, markets, playgrounds
and other area which are not part of any major through route.
20's Plenty for Us are involved with many more local authorities who
are looking to set a 20 mph as the default speed limit for all
residential roads.
New Dept for Transport Consultation Paper on
20 mph for residential streets.
This paper invites views from the public and road
related organisations. It also changed the guidance to be used by local
authorities in setting 20 mph speed limits.

20's Plenty For Us leaflet
Open the new 4 page PDF leaflet on the 20's
Plenty campaign. It is also available as a 2-sided A4 PDF version which
can be printed and folded into a leaflet. The RTF version can be opened
in most word processors and can used for you to copy selected text.

See a range of appropriate reports from SWOV
(Netherlands Institute for Road Safety Research) and TRL
(transport Research laboratory)

See the new page for local 20's Plenty For Us campaigns.

See the report on the visit by London assembly to Portsmouth 18/11/08

See the latest Transport Committee Report on Road Safety which
recommends wider use of 20 mph speed limits.

Join our newsgroup

Go straight to our campaign
materials, posters, documents, etc.

Search Google for articles on 20 mph speed limits
20's Plenty For Us is a voluntary organisation. You can help us
campaign by making a donation through the following link. No matter how small,
or large your donation it will be a great help to the campaign. Many thanks.
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Towns doing 20 mph as a default with populations |
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Portsmouth
Oxford
Norwich
Leicester
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Islington (LB)
Hackney
Bristol*
Warrington*
Colchester
Wirral
Southwark (LB)
Limpley Stoke
TOTAL
*piloting
LB = London Borough |
197,700
151,000
132,200
292,600
189,000
187,000
209,700
416,000
192,000
104,390
309,500
278,000
900
2,659,990
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Fast Links |
Press Releases
SWOV
Portsmouth
Reports
Local Campaigns
TRL |
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20's
Plenty News and Events |
Director of Health for Blackburn with Darwen says 20's
Plenty
The two groups most effected by road traffic casualties are their
families and the NHS. For too long the NHS has picked up the financial
and resource cost for casualties. See the press article
here. |
20's Plenty for Us present at Herne Hill Forum, London
After a successful public meeting in South London in Lambeth, 20's
plenty are following this up with a further public meeting on 22nd
April. See more details
here. |
20's Plenty for Sheffield gets backing of council
Leaders in Sheffield are now supporting a 20 mph speed limit on
residential roads for its 7 local areas. See more
here. |
Limpley Stoke campaign wins approval for 20 mph
limit
20's Plenty is not just for towns. This community in Wiltshire has just
won the battle for a sensible speed limit on their streets. |
20's Plenty for Us run workshop at CTC/Cyclenation
conference in Portsmouth on 17th April
This national cycle campaigning conference will hear from Portsmouth
people how they implemented a town wide 20 ph limit and from 20's Plenty
for Us on progress around the country. See more details
here. |
20's Plenty for Us present at public meeting in Bodmin
Bodmin Town Council want a 20 mph limit for their residential streets
and have asked us to present at a meeting on 26th March. |
20's Plenty for Us speak at Lambeth public meeting
Local campaigners in Lambeth hear us presenting on 20's Plenty and
progress around the country. See the report of the 2nd March meeting
here. |
20's Plenty for Us present at Ecobuild
At a seminar on public spaces, 20's Plenty for Us presented at the
Ecobuild exhibition at Earls Court on 2nd March |
20's Plenty for Us meet councillors, officers and
public in York
On 11th and 12th March meetings were held in
York to inform various parties of the benefits of 20's Plenty and
progress elsewhere. |
20's Plenty for Us to present at Speed Limit Review Seminar - Jan 7th
Transport professionals and stakeholders will be meeting at a seminar to
discuss the recent change of guidelines on implementing speed limits.
More details may be found
here. |
20's Plenty for Us article in ACT Travelwise magazine
"It's the
speed of the motor vehicles, stupid" - You can see this article
here. |
20's Plenty for Sheffield
We have been asked to present to the
Sheffield on the Move group in January on the benefits of 20's Plenty. |
20's Plenty for Us to present to All Party Parliamentary Cycling
Group of MPs
On 2nd November we will present to this group of MPs
on the benefits of 20 mph residential speed limits for cycling. |
Portsmouth - Britain's 1st 20 mph City
This important
conference will be held on 29th Sept and will present the outcome of
Portsmouth's 20 mph schemes. More info
here. |
Preston asks for 20's Plenty
Councillors in Preston have asked
Lancaster County Council to review their policy and implement 20 mph
speed limits across the whole town. |
20's Plenty for Us goes to Lancaster
On October 21st, Rod King
will be speaking at a public meeting to be held in Lancaster in support
of 20 mph speed limits for the town. |
20's Plenty for Us goes to Colchester
On 10th September we were
asked to meet a number of Colchester councillors, council officers,
residents and campaigners to discuss how Colchester could adopt 20 mph
speed limits for residential roads.See press report
here. |
20's Plenty For us to present in Brussels
We have been asked to
present at the forthcoming European Transport Safety Council's "ShLOW"
events in April and may. This initiative gathers together students from
around Europe for two week long training courses on mobilising transport
research into speed management. See
www.ShLOW.eu |
20's Plenty For Us at Living Streets Conference
We have been
invited to provide a stand at the Living Streets Supporter's
Conference in celebration of the 80 years since they were formed as the
Pedestrian's Association in 1929. See report
here.:- |
20's Plenty for Islington
Islington is
set to become the first London borough to implement an authority-wide 20
mph speed limit for residential roads. See
more. |
20's Plenty For Bristol Launches
Within just a couple of weeks of being formed, 20's Plenty For Bristol
now has 34 local champion20's Plenty For Islington's promoting 20 mph speed limits
www.20splentyforbristol.org.uk |
20's Plenty For Us in Watford
We have been asked to present on 12th February 2009 at a
public meeting on "Safer Cycling in people-friendly neighbourhoods"
See this link |
Streets Ahead Conference
15th November, 2008
www.streets-ahead.org |
20's Plenty to co-host major Road Danger Reduction
conference in November.
View
Press Release |
20th October (20/10) launched as Community Action Day for
local campaigners.
22nd June 2008
View
Press Release |
20's Plenty by 2010 campaign launched to call for all
Local Authorities to implement 20 mph as the default speed limit for
residential streets by 2010. 22nd June 2008
View
Press Release |
Oxford Traffic Authority plans 20 mph as default for
town, subject to consultation.
13th June 08
View
Article |
20's Plenty For Us presents at Speed Management
conference
10th June 08 |
20's Plenty For Us forms new local campaign in Southwell,
Notts.
10th June 08 |
20's Plenty Submits evidence to Transport Committee on
Road Safety
31st May 08
View Press Release |
20's Plenty For Us visits Portsmouth. On 14th March we
visited the first local authority in the country to implement a
20 mph speed limit in all residential areas.
View Report |
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20's Plenty For Us to present at Living Streets/CTC/Campaign
for Better Transport Conference. March 15th |
20 mph campaigning MP named Parliamentarian of the year
by BRAKE - The Road Safety Charity.
View
report |
All party support in Norwich for 20's Plenty
View our press release |
PACTS report - Beyond 2010 calls for better sharing of
roads and 20 mph for residential areas
View
report |
London plans 20 mph as default in borough residential
streets -
View our press release |
Burton adopts 20 mph for all residential roads -
View
Article |
Portsmouth complete final phase of implementing 20 mph in
all residential areas -
View
Article |