A conference will be held at the City Chambers on Thursday on normalising the use of 20mph time limits as part of Scotland’s road safety strategy.
Keynote speaker the Minister for Transport Fiona Hyslop will speak about plans for the way this strategy can be implemented.
The 20’s Plenty for Scotland Conference will be held on 7 December: 10am at Edinburgh City Chambers.
The 20’s Plenty for Scotland Conference boasts a crucial keynote address on 20mph implementation decisions. With the Scottish Government already pledging that “all appropriate roads in built up areas will have a safer speed limit of 20 mph by 2025”, the Minister will announce how Scotland will deliver on its commitment. This will be supported by a presentation from Transport Scotland.
The conference brings together international, national and local authorities and organisations who have already implemented 20mph limits as a norm. This includes Wales where a national default 20mph limit was set in September. The conference will bring insightful perspectives on how to implement as well as Public Health perspectives on why.
The full agenda of speakers may be found here.
The 20’s Plenty for Scotland conference is co-hosted by City of Edinburgh Council.
Cllr Scott Arthur, Edinburgh’s Transport and Environment Convenor and conference co-host said: “Edinburgh set a precedent in 2015 by agreeing to become Scotland’s first 20mph city. This was hugely controversial at the time, but few people in Edinburgh today would argue that their street should revert to 30mph.
“Since then, the benefits have been clear – as well as safer speeds, casualties have also reduced, which is exactly what we’re trying to achieve. Last year, independent research showed that the number of collisions has fallen by 30%, and the number of injuries has dropped by a similar amount.
“I’ll be sharing Edinburgh’s experience as Scotland’s first 20mph city at this week’s 20’s Plenty conference. I’ll also be learning from national transport and public health experts, as we explore the potential for expanding the 20mph network further in the capital.”
Rod King MBE Founder and Campaign Director of 20’s Plenty for Us said: “We are delighted that the Minister has chosen the 20’s Plenty for Scotland conference to make her speech on the future roll-out of 20mph. 28 million people across the UK now enjoy a default 20mph policy. We are delighted at the range and depth of the speakers presenting and expect it to one of our most informative conferences on large scale deployment of 20mph limits as a norm to make places better places to be.“
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