new 20mph zones

[Dexter Johnstone]

Hi,

CycleSheffield have received the latest lot of 20mph TROs. 

As usual they are piecemeal, they miss out the major roads where the majority of accidents occur etc etc - the same issues as before. It is an approach that appears old fashioned - for example TFL are now making all central London roads 20mph.

I think it might be worth trying to discuss this with Bob Johnson (cabinet member for transport) and Tom F-S. As a blanket approach would be more effective, quicker and probably cheaper.

Is anyone from 20splenty4Sheffield interested in initiating this?

cheers,

Dexter

[Ian D Loasby]

We can try again now we have an active travel strategy to drive it forward. As you know they've stuck to this piecemeal approach for years now and missed the chance to envelope it in the Amey contract. Without some form of enforcement nothing is changing and just like the close pass initiative I dint think SYP have the slightest inclination to do anything.

Ian

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[richard attwood]

Well, its a thought - for example stuff like Air quality should have more leverage nowadays when trying to get SCC to review current thinking.

I dont have a lot of time/energy to get too involved, but would be happy to 'Curate' (get me) a google doc for us/anyone to put potential material together to write to these 2  (and i'd put the letter together)

Would people contribute??

Richard

On Tue, 1 Oct 2019 at 09:56, 'Dexter Johnstone' via 20splenty4sheffield <20splenty...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

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[Ian Loasby]

A starter for 10 (or should that be 20).

http://www.20splenty.org/update_policy

HOW TO PERSUADE YOUR COUNCIL TO UPDATE ITS 20MPH POLICY


If your council’s policy doesn’t yet support wide area 20mph signed
limits, then an update to align it with public health best practice is
needed. How? Tactics include calling for a best practice update to the
Cabinet Member for Transport, Leader, Director of Public Health,
scrutiny or in manifestos.

20’s Plenty say first collect petition names for wide area, signed 20mph
limits to demonstrate community support. Online and paper petitions can
combine.  Petitions go to council meetings. Officers then advise elected
councillors based on existing written policy.  Campaigners who face
officers quoting an antiquated 20mph policy have little to gain arguing
with them. Go higher. Ask elected politicians to modernise the policy to
fit with World Health Organisation, Public Health England, NICE and,
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health best practice


http://www.20splenty.org/20mph_global_best_practice.


Justify it based on what’s changed since policy was written - eg speed
limiters will be fitted to all new cars from 2022. This enforces limits
in car largely making engineering unnecessary. Make your calls in this
campaigning order:Ask the:


Transport cabinet member for wide area 20mph – they control transport
spending locally. Yes - job done


Council leader – who decides on cabinet member posts and so has ultimate
power over all decisions. Yes - job done. They can overrule or reshuffle
a cabinet member who doesn’t agree with them. The cabinet member will
probably change their mind and agree rather than go against their direct
boss’s wishes.


(unelected) Director of Public Health – who has a ring fenced budget for
health improvement and can offer funds to the transport cabinet member
to jointly do 20mph. Collaborative funding can nudge the cabinet member
into at least doing a PH funded pilot of 20mph (we’d prefer wide area
commitment, but it’s a start).


Scrutiny to agree a 20mph scrutiny topic. Back bench councillors without
budget power can research (a few topics a year). Campaigners are wise to
lobby a supportive councillor on that committee to submit the topic and
email/ring everyone with a vote to choose 20mph to research. Note that
scrutiny recommendations can be overruled by the cabinet though! Our
oven ready scrutiny brief is

http://www.20splenty.org/scrutiny_scope


Manifesto suggestion committee for the ruling party (or any party likely
to share power locally). Being a party member admits you to meetings.
Submit to your local branch a motion supporting wide area 20mph limits
eg this party supports wide area 20mph limits. Take it to a vote to
submit it as a policy suggestion to the party central decision making
meeting for manifesto promises. The phase of the electoral cycle matters
here. This tactic wins a mandate for change if elections are approaching
and that party wins enough seats.
To discuss tactics on how to update policy please email
ann...@20splenty.org or ring 07572 120439. Anna’s a former City of York
Councillor and Transport Scrutiny chair.

Why not attend, or ask councillors to come to our national conference on
31st Oct to update their knowledge too? We have international, national
and local speakers. See http://www.20splenty.org/2019_conference

Anna Semlyen, 20’s Plenty for Us National Campaign Manager says :-

“Believe you can make powerful people listen to calls for an urgent
20mph policy update. Together we can make change happen. It’s only by
standing up for 20mph limits that they get on political agendas.
Political activism works.”