[Talk-gb-westmidlands] 20mph zones in Birmingham to be rolled out

Matthijs Melissen info at matthijsmelissen.nl
Tue Mar 25 22:23:19 UTC 2014


On 12 March 2014 10:52, Matthijs Melissen <info at matthijsmelissen.nl> wrote:
> "The city council in late 2012 voted almost unanimously in favour of a
> city-wide 20mph speed limit to improve pedestrian safety, lessen
> traffic congestion and reduce pollution. The roll out of 20mph speed
> limits across Birmingham will begin in the city centre and inner city
> wards despite resident objections, it has been announced."
> http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/news/local-news/20mph-zones-birmingham-rolled-out-6800676

The city has now published maps with the speed restrictions:
http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/news/birmingham-20mph-zones-council-plans-6874993

The maps are OS-derived. Do you think there would be any way in which
we can get this data from the city under an open license?

-- Matthijs



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