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Leesburg study finds minimal speed change downtown after 20 mph limit; residential and expanded corridors showed larger drops
Summary
A consultant and town staff presented a post‑implementation evaluation of the downtown 20 mph limit. Speeds in the downtown core fell by about 1–2 mph; expanded approaches showed larger drops (up to 10 mph at some locations). The Residential Traffic Commission recommended keeping the 20 mph limit; no council action is required to maintain it.
Neerajachandrapu, a transportation engineer with Leesburg Public Works, presented the town’s after‑speed study on the downtown 20 mph limit, which the council adopted in February 2023 and posted in June 2023.
The study compared operating speeds and crash data before and after the change. In the downtown core locations (seven core sites), the study found minimal change in speeds—about one to two miles per hour—and a small decrease in injury…
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