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We are delighted that our 7th annual 20mph conference is being hosted by the City of London Corporation in the Guildhall. The event is organised with Landor Links and will focus on providing information for authorities, transport organisations, NGOs and campaigners.

Wide area 20mph limits are being adopted in most of the UK’s iconic cities and there is pressure for 20mph to become the national default limit where people live, work, shop and learn.

The recognition of benefits from setting such a standard now go far beyond road danger reduction to include a more attractive public realm, public health, active travel, noise and emission reduction, traffic reduction, etc. and are complementary to so many other public realm interventions. It is also being adopted around the world in the form of a 30kmh limit for urban and community spaces and as an essential element in a “safe system” approach to road safety.

After a welcome from our hosts, the City of London Corporation, 20's Plenty for Us will present how 20mph and 30km/h limits are being adopted throughout the UK and across Europe.

Our capital perspectives session will feature representatives from London and Edinburgh talking about their approach to the roll-out of 20mph limits and what it means for those who work and live there. The City of London completed its roll-out for most streets in mid 2013, whilst the City of Edinburgh has had a successful pilot in the Southside area of the city and will be commencing a city-wide roll-out in July 2016. Transport for London will be looking at the use of 20mph limits on its road network.

Our analytical perspectives session will lead with the first interim public presentation by Atkins who have been commissioned by the Dept for Transport to analyse and report on the effectiveness of 20mph limit implementations to date. It will provide a common methodology for analysis of the many places with maturing 20mph limits and look at the outcomes on a wide range of issues, including road casualties, speeds, noise, active travel, public health and liveability.

The City of Bristol completed its wide-area 20mph limit program in 2015 and will present how its implementation has resulted in more democratic streets. The link between lower speed limits and health will be made in a presentation by Transport for London.

With the London Mayoral elections approaching we have invited the key candidates to present their vision for Transport in the capital and we are delighted that Sian Berry has accepted that offer. Mark Platt will be presenting the Lib-DEm plan for transport in London

Our final session takes a variety of community perspectives on speed and 20mph limits. We will hear from the Road Safety Markings Association who are the people that are developing a wide range of ways of keeping drivers informed of the prevailing limit. The Parliamentary Advisory Committee on Transport Safety will outline the Safe Systems approach to road safety and how speed is an important element in collision avoidance. Ultimately it is councillors who hold the responsibility for setting local speed limits and it will be interesting to hear this perspective from Cllr Jennifer Brathwaite of the London Borough of Lambeth.

And finally we will hear from one of the many thousands of campaigners around the country who are looking to "make their places better places to be as 20's Plenty for Tunbridge Wells present on the community perspective.

The conference will be held in The LIvery Hall, Guildhall, Gresham St, City of London see here for directions.

Our agenda for the day will be :- 

We look forward to seeing councillors, council officers, public health professionals, transport consultants and community campaigners at  the conference. We have an excellent group of speakers for the day and the presentations will include many new insights and evidence on the way that wide-area 20mph limits are being deployed. Whatever your role, this conference will enable you to be more informed on the issues and ensure that you can be Ready for 20 when it happens in your community.

Bookings may be made at the Landor Transport Xtra website 

For Scottish authorities we will also be holding a conference in Edinburgh on 8th June. This will put similar issues into a Scottish context where appropriate. More information will be available nearer the time.

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