TAPAS.network | 20 March 2023 | Commentary | Barney Stringer

Twenty’s Plenty – now Time for Ten?

Barney Stringer

Setting appropriate speed limits to meet both road safety and wider environmental and place quality objectives has become much more sophisticated and precise in recent years. At a neighbourhood level 20mph has increasingly been seen as the benchmark. But should we now be harnessing technology and site-specific assessment to bring in 10mph in some circumstances asks Barney Stringer.