Mobilising communities for lower speeds! Why Westminster Needs 20mph 12th March 2014
Who are 20 s Plenty For Us Road Danger in Westminster Benefits of 20mph Speed Limits 20mph Progress in London
20 s Plenty For Us 224 local campaigns 12.5m people living in towns who now have a Total 20 policy.
20mph - Widely Supported British Social Attitudes Survey 2011: 73% favoured 20mph limits for residential roads. Bristol Social Marketing Centre, July 2013 (YouGov survey): 65% support a 20mph speed limit in residential areas 72% support a 20mph speed limit in busy (eg shopping) streets
20mph - Aims Origins - Casualty Reduction Improvements to Public Health Raising activity levels walking and cycling Social Justice Community expression of desire for fairer balance UK cities, towns and villages
Who are 20 s Plenty For Us Road Danger in Westminster Benefits of 20mph Speed Limits 20mph Progress in London
Road Danger in Westminster Road Casualties By Borough 2012 All Severities (TfL Data) 1,761 Westminster 1,262 Barnet 33 London Boroughs
Road Danger in Westminster Road Casualties By Borough 2012 Killed & Seriously Injured 193 Westminster 168 Tower Hamlets 33 London Boroughs
35 Road Danger in Westminster Road Casualties By Borough 2012 Killed & Seriously Injured Car Occupants Barnet 8 Westminster 33 London Boroughs
56 Road Danger in Westminster Road Casualties By Borough 2012 Killed & Seriously Injured Cyclists Hackney 54 Westminster 33 London Boroughs
Road Danger in Westminster Road Casualties By Borough 2012 Killed & Seriously Injured Pedestrians 84 Westminster 66 Tower Hamlets 33 London Boroughs
Road Danger in Westminster Westminster say that they are on target to meet the London target of a 40% reduction in the numbers of people Killed and Seriously Injured on their roads between the baseline level and 2020. Total Numbers Killed & Seriously Injured In Westminster Over Time (TfL Data) 293 286 284 263 272 261 186 193 171 160 2005 2006 2007 2008 06-08 Ave 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Target http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/corporate/collisions-and-casualties-on-londons-roads-2012.pdf (Table 7.1 page 50 Westminster LIP road safety target Baseline KSIs (2006 to 2008) 284; target 2020 171; 2012-193.
Road Danger in Westminster Numbers of serious and fatal casualties amongst car occupants continues to fall steadily; by 2012 cyclists were now almost double the level of 2005; pedestrian casualties have rise in the last 2 years. By Mode - Numbers Of Serious & Fatal Casualties In Westminster 131 121 115 102 99 Pedestrians Cyclists Car Occupants 71 80 84 47 48 45 36 38 31 34 35 27 30 23 22 18 54 9 8 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Road Danger in Westminster The result is migration of risk of serious and fatal injury from car occupants to vulnerable road users (esp. pedestrians and cyclists). Structure Of Serious & Fatal Casualties In Westminster 14% 12% 8% 8% 10% 10% 6% 4% Car Occupants 24% 25% 32% 29% 32% 40% 35% 31% Other 58% 56% 52% 60% 55% 59% 69% 72% Pedestrians & Cyclists 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Road Danger in Westminster Fatal (Black) and Serious (Yellow) Pedestrian Casualties in Westminster 2012 Main roads. Not just the TfL red routes. In 2012, 71% of all serious and fatal casualties on borough roads. 75% pedestrians; 78% cyclists.
Who are 20 s Plenty For Us Road Danger in Westminster Benefits of 20mph Speed Limits 20mph Progress in London
Benefits Speed Reduction. 20mph Speed Limits Bristol. 65% of roads saw a reduction in mean speeds. Average 1.4mph reduction in inner south and 0.9mph reduction in inner east areas. Portsmouth. Reduction in the average speed from 19.8 mph to 18.5 mph after implementation of the scheme; a reduction of 1.3 mph. Average fall of 6.3 mph at sites with speeds greater than 24 mph. NB 1 mph reduction in average speed would reduce accident frequency by 6% on urban main roads and residential roads with low average speeds (TRL)
Benefits Casualty Reduction Location/Study Decline in Casualties London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Study in to impact 300+ 20mph Zones (1986 to 2006) 42% Portsmouth - 20mph limits (implemented 2007/08) 22% Warrington - Feb 2009 3 pilot 20mph areas of 140 roads 25% Newcastle - 2007 8 20 mph speed limit areas in residential areas 56% Lancashire County Council - 2012 results of 3 pilot 20mph areas 46%
Benefits Active Travel Germany. National programme of 20mph in Germany found a doubling of bicycle use over a 4-year period. Bristol. Area-based 20 mph zones without traffic calming introduced in 2009. Mean of a 23% increase in walking and a 20.5% increase in cycling. Portsmouth. Proportion of children walking to school increased from 67.5% to 72.5% in the first year after implementation of 20mph limit. NB Barriers to Cycling Research has found that 70% of Potential Cyclists say that fears about road safety are a barrier to them taking up cycling.
Other Issues Negligible impact on journey times Significant noise reduction Neutral impact on air pollution
Who are 20 s Plenty For Us Road Danger in Westminster Benefits of 20mph Speed Limits 20mph Progress in London
20mph in London Borough Roads
20mph in London Moving Towards/Considering - Borough-wide 20mph Limits. Islington 20mph Borough Camden 20mph Borough Southwark By Summer 2014 City of London By July 2014 Hackney By End 2014 Lambeth By Spring 2015 Haringey Results of public consultation March 2014
20mph in London - Boroughs Enfield Barnet Harrow Haringey* Waltham Forest Redbridge Havering Hillingdon Ealing Brent Camden Islington Westminster CoL Hackney Tower Hamlets Newham Barking and Dagenham Southwark K&C Greenwich Hounslow H&F Bexley Legend Richmond upon Thames Wandsworth Lambeth Lewisham Adopted 20mph - all borough roads Voted to adopt 20mph on all borough roads Abbreviations H&F Hammersmith and Fulham K&C Kensington and Chelsea Kingston upon Thames Merton Sutton Croydon Bromley Adopted/policy to adopt 20mph on residential roads More than 30% of roads with 20mph speed limit** More than 10% of roads with 20mph speed limit** CoL City of London Less than 10% of roads with 20mph speed limit** * subject to outcome of consultation ** as of 2010
20mph in London TfL & TLRN
20mph in London - TfL & TLRN Triggers for Change Roads Task Force. Emphasis of place versus movement. Of the 9 different types of road/street, 20mph can be envisaged on all but one. Cycling. Significant support in Vision for Cycling for 20mph on TLRN and for interested boroughs. Serious & Fatal Casualties. Increase in cycling casualties (since 2009) and pedestrian casualties (since 2010) on London s roads especially TLRN.
20mph in London TfL & 20mph introduced TLRN Camden High Street
20mph in London TfL & TLRN 20mph introduced IMAX Roundabout
20mph in London TfL & TLRN 20mph being/likely to be introduced Camberwell - CS5 New Cross CS5 Tottenham Hale Gyratory removal Elephant & Castle Northern Roundabout Major Routes City of London inc Blackfriars Bridge & London Bridge City of London all TLRN except for Upper and Lower Thames Street and the Tower gyratory
20mph in Westminster - Summary Residents + Influx from: Tourists Workers Night-time Economy Acceptance of High Levels of Casualties Acceptance of Duty of Care - safer infrastructure through road design and speed NB City of London faced the same issues and will become a 20mph borough in Summer 2014
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