20's Plenty For Us

One issue that seems to unite the Ward is that of speeding - from Barley Lane to Bowhay Lane, when asked about local issues affecting them always mention speeding

Two weeks ago, at Devon County Council's Exeter HATOC [Highways and Traffic Orders Committee] meeting, the Labour Councillor of Pinhoe, Moira MacDonald, asked if the committee would join some 20 other Councils in declaring their City a 20 mph speed linit area.

As I heard it, the Chair said there was no need as Exeter was for all intense and purpose already one. It's not quite minuted like that.

But here's that map I've been sent to reference this. The RED areas show where a 20 mph speed limit is already in place and the PURPLE lines show major arterial routes where the limit is 30 mph.

It's good to see that Cowick is in the designated 20 mph speed limit area - but of course none of this is enforced or monitored.

Cllr MacDonald and I are already discussing plans based around the 20's Plenty For Us campaign,

In the New Year, Cllr Morris and  I plan to launch an intiative throughout Cowick to try and tackle the problem of excess speed in the Ward.