Programme overview
The ‘Scottish Government and Scottish Green Party Shared Policy Programme’, published 1 September 2021 includes the commitment that all appropriate roads in built-up areas will have a safer speed limit of 20mph by 2025.
This National Strategy for 20mph speed limits aims to expand 20mph speed limits across Scotland and ensure all appropriate roads in built-up areas have a safer speed limit of 20mph by 2025. The programme is being fully funded by Transport Scotland.
The strategy seeks to introduce consistency for 20mph speed limits across the country, simplify speed limits for drivers, improve safety, reduce perceptions of road danger, encourage people to walk and wheel, and create more pleasant streets and neighbourhoods.