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In 2019 the Welsh Government said that 20mph should be the default speed limit for residential areas. They established a task force to “identify the practical actions needed to implement this change”.

The Task Force was led by Phil Jones.

This episode seeks to understand how - in July of 2022 - the Welsh Government announced this change was to happen.

In this episode you will learn about Phil’s career journey and what led him to being one of the instrumental voices in getting this change implemented in Wales.

Key quotes:

“It is about road casualties, but it is also more than that. What people perceive on a daily basis is a kind of fear of traffic” 

“And that fact means that parents are not willing to let their children walk to school. And it means that people perhaps don't spend so much time out on the street walking and meeting their neighbours and getting to know one another,” 

It is really about claiming back streets and urban areas from car dominance. It’s a small change – but quite an important one.”