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

Matthijs Melissen info at matthijsmelissen.nl
Tue Mar 25 22:43:19 UTC 2014


Good to hear!

-- Matthijs

On 25 March 2014 22:37, Brian Prangle <brian at mappa-mercia.org> wrote:
> Hi Matthijs
>
> Both Amey and BCC have said they want to work with us on this and I'm
> following up
>
> Regards
>
> Brian
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 10:23 PM, Matthijs Melissen
> <info at matthijsmelissen.nl> wrote:
>>
>> 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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