The 20mph speed limit could be introduced on a number of roads in Shrewsbury.
The proposed 20mph limit would be applied to the roads coloured purple on the map.
In June the council's cabinet agreed to introduce the pilot for up to 18 months – if there is public support. Road Traffic Accident data has also shown that more needs to be done to make streets in the area safer for pedestrians and cyclists – between 2017 and 2021, 56 per cent of casualties from road traffic accidents reported in the area involved pedestrians and cyclists.
“The aim of the 20mph speed limit zone is to bring average speeds down closer to 20mph through trialling low-cost measures, such as signage, road markings, gateway features, planters on street corners and pedestrian build-outs and crossings, as well as a mini-roundabout at the Pengwern Road/Woodfield Road junction. These measures show drivers that they are travelling through a community and encourage them to slow down.
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