{"id":186750744,"date":"2010-12-02T11:12:24","date_gmt":"2010-12-02T11:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=186750744"},"modified":"2010-12-02T11:12:24","modified_gmt":"2010-12-02T11:12:24","slug":"lessons-for-st-louis-from-the-uks-20s-plenty-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=186750744","title":{"rendered":"Lessons For St. Louis From the UK\u2019s \u201c20\u2019s Plenty\u201d Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"

[B’ Spokes: I wounder if Baltimore with 42% of traffic fatalities being pedestrains will take notice of this?]<\/em><\/p>\n

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from Streetsblog.net by Angie Schmitt<\/p>\n

If you ever have the bad fortune to be involved in a collision as a pedestrian, your chances of survival hinge on one crucial factor: the speed the motorist was traveling.<\/p>\n

If the driver was going 40 miles per hour, the victim has only a 15 percent chance of living. But at 20 miles per hour, the pedestrian\u2019s odds jump to 95 percent, according to research by the United Kingdom Department for Transport<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Motorists are allowed to travel up to 35 miles per hour through St. Louis’ 4th Street, a popular pedestrian thoroughfare in downtown. Gateway Streets<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

We\u2019ve reported before<\/a> that communities across the UK have adopted a 20 mph speed limit in a campaign to protect pedestrians and cyclists called \u201c20\u2019s Plenty.\u201d The concept could soon be tested<\/a> in New York City.<\/p>\n

Given the striking connection between driver speed and pedestrian safety, it\u2019s surprising more cities haven\u2019t followed suit. Network blog Gateway Streets<\/a> examines how this concept might be applied in the city of St. Louis, where motorists are allowed to race through pedestrian-laden downtown streets at speeds as high as 35 miles per hour.<\/p>\n

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The speed limit on the majority of streets in the St. Louis CBD is 25 mph. Outside the CBD, but still within downtown, speed limits are commonly set at 30 mph. Some of the arterial roads through downtown, however, have 35 mph speed limits despite crossing major pedestrian corridors. Pedestrian safety, it seems, plays second fiddle to making sure vehicles get from one side of downtown to the other as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n

Perhaps most baffling of all are 4th St and Memorial Drive. Thousands of tourist cross these two streets every year to access the Arch and Old Courthouse. Improved sidewalks to cross Memorial Drive and the I-70 trench were only just completed last year. Yet, the speed and volume of traffic on these streets still scream danger. The 35 mph speed limits on these streets are unacceptable. For comparison purposes, the 3-5 lane streets on either side of Fort Washington Way in downtown Cincinnati\u2014very similar to I-70 and Memorial Drive, here\u2014have 25 mph speed limits.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

When 20 mile per hour speed limits were imposed in the UK, towns saw road fatalities drop by as much as 22 percent<\/a> and safety was improved for both pedestrians and drivers. Their example provides a great framework for the city of St. Louis, as well as other cities.<\/p>\n


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[B’ Spokes: I wounder if Baltimore with 42% of traffic fatalities being pedestrains will take notice of this?] from Streetsblog.net by Angie Schmitt If you ever have the bad fortune to be involved in a collision as a pedestrian, your chances of survival hinge on one crucial factor: the speed the motorist was traveling. If … <\/p>\n

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