Bristol’s 20 mph experience Peter Mann Service Director, Transport

A road speed revolution Cities and boroughs across the UK are adopting 20 mph limits for road safety and other reasons Tackling road safety, promoting local communities, improving public health Increasing awareness of the key facts around speed and collision occurrence as well as injury/risk of death

Aims (in line with the Casualty Reduction To improve road safety targets) To encourage more people to take up walking & cycling (to increase total physical activity time) To increase social cohesion (with more activity on streets) Aims

Piloting 20 mph in Bristol Two pilot schemes September/October 2010: Inner South Bristol (Southville, Bedminster, Windmill Hill) Inner East Bristol (Easton and St Pauls) Between them they covered 500 roads and 30,000 households with a sign only speed limit Funded from Cycling City – DfT funded programme (£382k + £98k for pre and post monitoring)

A road speed revolution Cities and boroughs across the UK are adopting 20mph zones for road safety reasons They include: Oxford, London Borough of Islington, Lancashire, Warrington, Liverpool, Portsmouth and many more.

A road speed revolution Cities and boroughs across the UK are adopting 20mph zones for road safety reasons They include: Oxford, London Borough of Islington, Lancashire, Warrington, Liverpool, Portsmouth and many more.

Piloting 20 mph – the results The results were overwhelmingly positive: 82% of local residents in the pilot areas supported 20mph 65% of roads saw a reduction in average speeds There was a 10 - 36% increase in walking and 4 - 37% increase in cycling HEAT showed the return on investment of 24:1 walking, 7:1 cycling

Citywide 20 mph roll-out The pilots were deemed a success July 2012 Bristol City Council voted to extend the 20 mph speed limit to all residential streets in Bristol A study, carried out by Bristol Social Marketing Centre at UWE, was also commissioned to establish the most effective ways to implement the change – these included: …have a vision, get political support, allocate a budget, use the right skills, agree shared outcomes, avoid alienating drivers, be patient, be visible, communicate success

Public Consultation Extensive informal public consultation sought views on proposed 20 mph speed limit Feedback via the Council’s “Ask Bristol” website Public library and local shopping centre exhibitions, supported by officers Key role of Neighbourhood Partnerships (14 across city) Information made available online, in local press, via a postcard drop to all households and posters in local shops and community buildings

Citywide 20 mph - the details Dual carriageway and 40 mph and 50 mph roads not affected All other roads designated as 20 mph Sign only scheme with no physical traffic calming measures Scheme cost £2.3 million funded from Local Sustainable Transport Fund (LSTF) and Local Transport Plan capital

Citywide 20 mph - The fast track roll-out Phase 1 – January 2014 Phase 2 – July 2014 Phase 3 – September 2014 Phase 4 – March 2015 Phase 5 – June 2015 Phase 6 – September 2015

Achieving 20 mph - Engagement programme Vital to ensure as many people as possible knew of the new speed limit, so we: Ran campaigns to raise the profile of 20mph Talked about concerns, fears and the benefits of 20mph Presented to Neighbourhood Partnerships and other community groups Worked with schools, driving schools and businesses

Achieving 20 mph - Signs and road markings Solar-powered vehicle activated signs used to remind drivers of the new speed limit Large road signs installed at key junctions where the speed limit changes

Monitoring Extensive monitoring through to June 2017 outcome report, using: traffic surveys to record volumes and speeds casualty data household interview surveys qualitative feedback from local councillors and Neighbourhood Partnerships

The Future Mayoral commitment to review 20 mph No plan to reverse, but to address local concerns and anomalies Use maintenance and traffic management programmes to adapt the highway network so 20 mph is better integrated– e.g. centre-line removal, tightening junctions Continuous engagement - twitter @bristol20mph Facebook/20mphBristol

Lessons learned – so far Always go back to the evidence Monitoring is phased too Social marketing is key The challenge of the “main roads” And finally – a plug… …Traffic Choices

Email: adrian.davis@bristol.gov.uk

Bristol’s 20 mph experience Peter Mann Service Director, Transport