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The Love 30 campaign has made the attached submission to Galway County Council on the Draft Speed Limit Bye-Laws for Housing Estate Slow Zones.

The Love 30 Campaign strongly welcomes the proposals by Galway County Council to reduce speed limits in several residential estates.

However, we are disappointed at the limited number of residential estates in which 30 km/h speed limits will apply and that there are no proposals to introduce 30 km/h speed limits in the town and village centres, other residential roads, or outside schools. Further, we are disappointed that there have been no proposals to reduce speed limits or introduce traffic calming in bypassed towns and villages.

Love 30 recommends that the combined bye-laws be amended as follows:

1. 30 km/h should be the default urban speed limit in all urban areas throughout Galway County, with exceptions for specific roads.
2. 30 km/h should be introduced in all residential estates, other residential roads and the centres of towns and villages.
3. Periodic 30 km/h zones should be implemented around all schools and other places of assembly (cinemas, theatres, community centres, religious buildings, etc.), that have large numbers of people arriving and / or departing at the same time.
4. These speed limit changes should also apply to roads in new housing estates that have not yet been taken in charge.

The Love 30 Campaign group is doing a survey to find out the impact of 30 km/h speed limits on cycling patterns. Do more people cycle as a result of lower speed limits? And does it lead to greater diversity among those who cycle? The results of the survey will be presented at Velo-City, the premier international planning conferences on cycling, which takes place from 25-28 June 2019 in Dublin.

If you live in Dublin, please fill in the Cycling and 30km/h Speed Limits Survey, by Friday 31 May. The survey is anonymous and takes less than 5 minutes to complete.

We are interested in hearing from cyclists and non-cyclists, and particularly people who live in Marino and Donnycarney, two of the first areas in Dublin to get 30 km/h speed limits.

April 2nd saw over 500 cyclists taking over Dublin's quays for a family-friendly cycle to show support for the planned 4.6km cycle path between the Phoenix Park and the Point Village.

A stream of cyclists left Wellington Monument in the Phoenix Park and flowed down along the Liffey to the Point Village.

The event was run by Dublin Cycling Campaign and supported by Love 30, we got some Love 30 flags made up for the day, to celebrate Dublin city council's launch of a 30 km/h limit on most roads within Dublin's canals a few days previously.

Slower speeds save lives, save lifestyles and save money.

That was the message from the 20’s Plenty Conference that took place on the 8th March 2017 in Birmingham. Mairead Forsythe and Muireann O’Dea attended the conference on behalf of the Love 30 Campaign and Cyclist.ie.

Dublin was well represented as Roy O’Connor from Dublin City Council presented the plans to expand the 30kmh zones in the city over the next few months. On the 1st April 2017 the speed limit will be set to 30km/h on nearly all roads within the canals. In July 2017 further residential areas outside of the canals will be added. The council have done baseline measurements of air, noise and speeds so it will be possible to measure the benefits after the new limits are introduced. They also measured journey times for cars travelling at 50km/h and 30km/h across the canal area and found that the lower speed limit adds less than a minute to journeys of 2.5km.

Widespread 20mp/h speed limits have been introduced in Calderdale over a three year period from 2015 to 2017. While the average reduction in vehicle speeds has only been 2.2 miles/hour there has been a reduction of 22% in road traffic collisions. Paul Butcher, the director of Public Health at Calderdale Council, estimates the savings so far from the reduction in injuries at £450,000 and he expects the full costs of the speed limits programme to be recouped within 5 years.

The hosts, Birmingham City Council, were keen to showcase their programmes to make the roads safer and to encourage active travel. The council were awarded £58 million from the Department for Transport to implement their Cycle Revolution programme to promote cycling. They have a team of 9 that run cycling events throughout the city for people of all ages and abilities. Some of the innovative ideas were to give away 3,500 bicycles to people who can’t afford a bicycle and to introduce a Brompton bike hire scheme.

The council have also introduced a scheme whereby motorists caught speeding outside a school are given the option of paying the speeding fine or appearing before a Children’s Court where they must explain their behaviour. You can get an idea of how it works from these Children’s Court videos. Rod King MBE, the founder of 20’s Plenty for Us, spoke of the difficulties faced by residents in The overall message from the conference was that lower speed limits are now becoming the norm throughout cities in the UK, and that they are a cost effective way to reduce injuries and promote active travel.

Love 30 made a submission to Cork County Council's public consultation on amendments to the speed limit bye laws, including lowering speeds to 30 km/h in a small number of residential estates. We supported the proposed 30 km/h limits in a small number of residential estates, and outside a school in Youghal and we urged Cork County Council to introduce more 30 km/h limits in residential estates, in towns and villages and outside schools.

Love 30 made a submission to Mayo County Council's public consultation on amendments to the speed limit bye laws, including lowering speeds to 30 km/h in a small number of residential estates. We supported the proposed 30 km/h limits in some residential estates and we urged Mayo County Council to introduce more 30 km/h limits in residential estates, in towns and villages and outside schools.

Love 30 made a submission to Galway County Council's public consultation on introducing 30 km/h speed limits in some residential estates. We supported the proposed 30 km/h limits in some residential estates and urged Galway County Council to introduce more 30 km/h limits in residential estates, in towns and villages and outside schools.

Love 30 made a submission in response to Offaly County Council's proposals for 30 km/h speed limits in all residential estates. We welcomed the decision to include all residential estates in their 30 km/h proposals. However we expressed our disappointment that there are no proposals to introduce 30 km/h speed limits in town and village centres, or outside schools. We urged the Council to do its utmost to continue the process of lowering speed limits in the County with the least possible delay.

Love 30 made a submission in response to Roscommon County Council's proposals for 30 km/h speed limits on some residential roads. We welcomed the proposals to introduce 30 km/h speed limits in many residential estates. However we expressed our disappointment that there are no proposals to introduce 30 km/h speed limits in town and village centres, or outside schools. We urged the Council to do its utmost to continue the process of lowering speed limits in the County with the least possible delay.   For more information on existing bye-laws and proposals to introduce new 30 km/h limits click on [read more on speed limits here]

Wednesday, March 8, 2017 Dublin: At its meeting on 5th December 2016 Dublin City Council adopted proposals to introduce 30 km/h speed limits for most roads "within the Canals" on 31 March and to introduce 30 km/h in residential estates in a numbers of suburbs later in the year. Love 30 is delighted with Dublin City Council's decision. We are particularly pleased that it includes the area within the Canals, which is one of the aims in the Love 30 Vision Statement. We are also pleased that Dublin City Council is introducing 30 km/h in the City Centre and is not confining it to residential estates.

We are disappointed that the distributor roads remain at 50 km/h. you can see the map of the new limits on this link: 30KP Speed Limit Review-01.06.2016   South Dublin 30 km/h in residential estates

South Dublin has adopted revised Bye-Laws introducing 30 km/h in most residential estates. Signs are now being erected and the new limits should become law in Spring/Summer 2017.

Love 30 made a submission to Cork County Council's public consultation on amendments to the speed limit bye laws, including lowering speeds to 30 km/h in a small number of residential estates. We supported the proposed 30 km/h limits in a small number of residential estates, and outside a school in Youghal and we urged Cork County Council to introduce more 30 km/h limits in residential estates, in towns and villages and outside schools.

Love 30 made a submission to Mayo County Council's public consultation on amendments to the speed limit bye laws, including lowering speeds to 30 km/h in a small number of residential estates. We supported the proposed 30 km/h limits in some residential estates and we urged Mayo County Council to introduce more 30 km/h limits in residential estates, in towns and villages and outside schools.

Love 30 made a submission to Galway County Council's public consultation on introducing 30 km/h speed limits in some residential estates. We supported the proposed 30 km/h limits in some residential estates and urged Galway County Council to introduce more 30 km/h limits in residential estates, in towns and villages and outside schools.

Love 30 made a submission in response to Offaly County Council's proposals for 30 km/h speed limits in all residential estates. We welcomed the decision to include all residential estates in their 30 km/h proposals. However we expressed our disappointment that there are no proposals to introduce 30 km/h speed limits in town and village centres, or outside schools.We urged the Council to do its utmost to continue the process of lowering speed limits in the County with the least possible delay.

Love 30 made a submission in response to Roscommon County Council's proposals for 30 km/h speed limits on some residential roads. We welcomed the proposals to introduce 30 km/h speed limits in many residential estates. However we expressed our disappointment that there are no proposals to introduce 30 km/h speed limits in town and village centres, or outside schools. We urged the Council to do its utmost to continue the process of lowering speed limits in the County with the least possible delay.

For more information on existing bye-laws and proposals to introduce new 30 km/h limits click on www.speedlimits.ie

The Irish Times had pretty positive coverage of the new speed limits which have just been introduced within the canals of Dublin. Love 30 wins the day!

Slower speeds save lives, save lifestyles and save money.

That was the message from the 20’s Plenty Conference that took place on the 8th March 2017 in Birmingham. Mairead Forsythe and Muireann O’Dea attended the conference on behalf of the Love 30 Campaign and Cyclist.ie.

Dublin was well represented as Roy O’Connor from Dublin City Council presented the plans to expand the 30kmh zones in the city over the next few months. On the 1st April 2017 the speed limit will be set to 30km/h on nearly all roads within the canals. In July 2017 further residential areas outside of the canals will be added. The council have done baseline measurements of air, noise and speeds so it will be possible to measure the benefits after the new limits are introduced. They also measured journey times for cars travelling at 50km/h and 30km/h across the canal area and found that the lower speed limit adds less than a minute to journeys of 2.5km.

Widespread 20mp/h speed limits have been introduced in Calderdale over a three year period from 2015 to 2017. While the average reduction in vehicle speeds has only been 2.2 miles/hour there has been a reduction of 22% in road traffic collisions. Paul Butcher, the director of Public Health at Calderdale Council, estimates the savings so far from the reduction in injuries at £450,000 and he expects the full costs of the speed limits programme to be recouped within 5 years.

The hosts, Birmingham City Council, were keen to showcase their programmes to make the roads safer and to encourage active travel. The council were awarded £58 million from the Department for Transport to implement their Cycle Revolution programme to promote cycling. They have a team of 9 that run cycling events throughout the city for people of all ages and abilities. Some of the innovative ideas were to give away 3,500 bicycles to people who can’t afford a bicycle and to introduce a Brompton bike hire scheme.

The council have also introduced a scheme whereby motorists caught speeding outside a school are given the option of paying the speeding fine or appearing before a Children’s Court where they must explain their behaviour. You can get an idea of how it works from these Children’s Court videos. Rod King MBE, the founder of 20’s Plenty for Us, spoke of the difficulties faced by residents in

The overall message from the conference was that lower speed limits are now becoming the norm throughout cities in the UK, and that they are a cost effective way to reduce injuries and promote active travel.

South Dublin has adopted revised Bye-Laws introducing 30 km/h in most residential estates. Signs are now being erected and the new limits should become law in Spring/Summer 2017.