PJA chairman Phil Jones is heading up a task force that will identify how a national limit of 20mph can be introduced to residential areas across Wales.
In May, Mark Drakeford, the First Minister for Wales, made the landmark announcement that the Welsh Government was committed to making 20mph the default speed for roads in urban areas and villages, with councils able to set exceptions such as for arterial roads, where a 30mph limit could remain.
Phil said: “The Task Force will advise the Welsh Government on how to roll out this historic change, and what resources will be required. It’s a real honour to be appointed as chair of the group, which will include representatives of local government and transport providers as well as passionate campaigners such as Rod King MBE, founder of 20’s Plenty for Us.”
The move for the 20mph default limit has the support of several Welsh organisations and NGOs including the Institute for Welsh Affairs, Public Health Wales, Sustrans Cymru, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, Living Streets Cymru and BRAKE.
Phil was editor of the Welsh Government’s Active Travel: Design Guidance. Welsh authorities are required to follow the guidance under the Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013, which obligates local authorities to provide transport systems that enable walking and cycling to be the first and natural choices when people need to make short everyday journeys.
