Since then I have been actively seeking information on when we can expect signs to be erected.
At the St James Partners and Communities Together (PACT) meeting on 26 March 2008, PC Paul Willis reported that the signs were due in a few weeks.
Following questions from various residents I have been trying to get a firm commitment from officers at Devon County Council.
I heard today from Julie Fergusson that she has been:
"informed by...consultants Parsons Brinkerhoff that the signs are likely to be erected in the next few weeks."
There has been much debate on the effectiveness of these zones. I can do little better than publish this statement from the Campaign for Better Transport, which works to secure transport policies and programmes that improve people’s quality of life whilst reducing environmental impact.
20mph limits are essential for a modern city (7 April 2008)
Campaign for Better Transport called on the other Mayoral candidates to endorse the policy set out today by Ken Livingstone in favour of 20mph limits for all residential roads in London .
Richard Bourn, Campaign for Better Transport’s London Campaigner, said: "The candidates from the main political parties have all said they want to see more walking and cycling. In European cities with the highest levels of walking and cycling, 30kph (or 18mph) limits are the norm. Progressive transport policies and lower speed limits go together. If the Mayoral candidates are serious about promoting walking and cycling they must also sign up to lower speed limits.
"Lower speed limits are also essential for cutting casualties. Research by TRL for Transport for London found that fatal or serious injuries to road users were more than halved in areas where 20mph limits had been introduced. But the whole of London deserves safer streets: in 2006, 231 people were killed and 3,715 seriously injured on London’s roads . These figures are unacceptably high."
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