Tag: 20mph
Slower is safer in the city centre
Anne Shaw, Assistant Director for Transportation and Connectivity at Birmingham City Council, blogs on the plan to introduce 20mph limits to most roads in and around the city centre, with work starting today (May 16)…
Public requests prompt expansion to 20 is Plenty scheme
Minor changes have been made to Birmingham City Council’s plans to introduce 20mph limits on the vast majority of roads to the south and east of the city centre
Media Watch - Nov 12
Top Birmingham City Council Stories: Speed cameras returning in ten areas for £1 million trial (Birmingham Mail) Speed cameras are set to be switched back on at 10 sites across Birmingham and Solihull next year. Cllrs James McKay and Tahir Ali quoted First city 20mph zones revealed (Birmingham Mail) The first part of Birmingham to […]
Consultation starts for third 20 is Plenty pilot
Formal consultation into plans for the third pilot 20mph speed limit area begins on Monday (September 8), ahead of a fuller roll-out across most city streets. Under the 20 is Plenty scheme, approved by the city council's Cabinet earlier this year, an area of south, central and east Birmingham will be used to showcase the […]
Consultation on second 20 is Plenty pilot begins
Formal consultation into plans for the second pilot 20mph speed limit area begins on Monday (June 30), ahead of a fuller roll-out across most city streets. Under the 20 is Plenty scheme, approved by the city council's Cabinet earlier this year, an area of south, central and east Birmingham will be used to showcase the […]
20 is Plenty formal consultation begins
Formal consultation into plans for the first of four pilot 20mph speed limit area begins on Monday (May 26), ahead of a fuller roll-out across most city streets. Under the 20 is Plenty scheme, approved by the city council's Cabinet earlier this year, an area of south, central and east Birmingham will be used to […]
20mph speed limit is a healthy development
20 is Plenty formal consultation Birmingham health chiefs have welcomed the decision to introduce a 20mph speed limit on many roads across Birmingham. Last month Cabinet approved proposals for a pilot 20mph speed limit scheme, covering significant parts of the centre, east and south of the city. The ’20 is Plenty’ pilot is designed to […]
Media Watch - April 2
Top Birmingham City Council Stories: New autism campaign launched in Birmingham (BBC WM) Jon Tomlinson interviewed about a new campaign to highlight the issue of Autism in adults in Birmingham Poll boost for plan as 80% back 20mph (Birmingham Mail) Nearly 80 per cent of people think 20mph speed limits should be the norm, around […]
Road safety webchat
Issues relating to road safety were on the agenda during Birmingham City Council's latest webchat on Monday (March 31). Cllr James McKay, Cabinet Member for a Green, Safe and Smart City, was joined by road safety campaigner Avril Child for the session, staged from 6pm to 7pm. Avril, from Kingstanding, lost her daughter Sarah, aged […]
Media Watch - March 26
Top Birmingham City Council Stories: Smile! Fluoride in tap water cuts decay and is safe (Independent) Dr Adrian Philips quoted in article urging councils to introduce fluoridation. Birmingham City Council already spends £180,000 a year on the process, or less than 18p per person Mum banned over punch-up at sports day (Birmingham Mail) Yenton school […]
