Talks over blanket 20mph limit in Oswestry
A public meeting will be held next month which could lead to a blanket 20mph speed limit introduced in Oswestry.
More than 1,000 people have already backed the 20s Plenty campaign by signing a petition calling for the speed cut.
Campaigners hope to make Oswestry the first town in Shropshire to have a 20mph speed limit introduced.
The campaign is being spearheaded by Oswestry woman Sarah-Charlotte Peace who was badly injured in a road traffic collision while cycling in the town.
She said: "The event focuses on raising awareness of the many benefits that 20mph brings, hopes to show community support to Shropshire Council and ultimately lead to implementation.
"Oswestry could become the pilot town for Shropshire. Twenty miles per hour for Oswestry has won local business and resident support in petitions with 1,000 plus signatures. Oswestry Town Council has voted for 20mph limits. It awaits updates and funding from Shropshire Council.
The public meeting will take place at The Dining Rooms on Welsh Walls in Oswestry on March 31 at 7pm. The speaker will be Rod King, the founder of the 20s Plenty For Us campaign.
The campaign wants default residential 20mph limits, without humps, to be introduced in Oswestry. Campaigners say the move is about "social engineering rather than highway engineering" and relies on community engagement on, and agreement to, signed 20mph limits backed up by "light touch" police enforcement.
Among the benefits the scheme will bring, campaigner say, are reduced danger and fear, less congestion, better air quality, increased active travel and quieter neighbourhoods.
