Glasgow is set to become a default 20mph city - here is everything we know about the changes.
When and where will Glasgow's 20 mph zones be rolled out?
From the beginning of 2026, the council will lower the speed limit on around 3700 streets.
The new zones will cover much of the city, excluding some parts of the main thoroughfares, such as London Road, Paisley Road West, Edinburgh Road and more.
The scheme will be rolled out over roughly a year and by the end, only around 650 roads will remain with a speed limit of 30mph.
Why is the speed limit being lowered?
The project is in line with Glasgow City Council's Local Road Safety Strategies and the Scottish Government's commitment to eliminate road deaths.
The local authority has been committed to Vision Zero for several years and this is their latest step towards the ambitious goal.
Angus Millar, Convener for Transport, explained: "What the council's teams have been doing for the last few years is a really detailed piece of work to assess each and every single street in the city to determine whether or not it's appropriate to take forward the default 20 mph process.
"As a result of that, there are a number of different outcomes.
"There are about 1400 streets that are already 20mph."
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How will it affect me?
Road users will be impacted by the changes differently.
Aside from safer roads, another aim of the speed limit is to encourage sustainable travel and prioritise pedestrians and cyclists.
Drivers have been reassured that journey times in other countries that introduced similar measures have not increased.
The zones will be introduced in phases, starting in Govan, Southside Central, Calton, Shettleston and east of the city centre.
Councillor Millar explained: "It has been shown that, when we introduce the default 20 mph speed limit, we bring down the number of collisions and road casualties.
"There is also a wider societal shift that is taking place, a much longer-term thing.
"This is something that we can do now to create safer roads and safer streets for everyone."
The Glasgow Times is running a series this week exploring the upcoming rollout of the 20mph zones across the city.
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