Edmonton School Zones

• Edmonton police remind drivers to slow down as kids head back to school

  Edmonton police are reminding drivers to slow down and be on the lookout for students, particularly in school and playground zones.

  Traffic

  Aug 31, 2022
  
• 3,000 warnings handed out as grace period for Edmonton’s 40 km/h default speed limit ends

  Automated enforcement of Edmonton's new 40 km/h default speed limit began on Wednesday.

  Traffic

  Sep 1, 2021
  
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• City of Edmonton reminds drivers of 30 km/h speed limit around schools

  A speed limit of 30 km/h is in playground zones around all of Edmonton's elementary and junior high schools. The speed limit is in effect every day from 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. 

  Traffic

  Aug 31, 2020
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• Photo radar tickets voided after Edmonton peace officer who allegedly slept on the job is fired

  A peace officer in Edmonton has been fired from her job at around the same time an investigation found she was "failing to made adequate observations" while working in a photo radar truck.

  Crime

  Jan 3, 2020
• Edmonton school demands improved traffic safety after student hit by school bus

  Grade 6 students from Bessie Nichols School held a "Citizens in Action Walk" in support of improved traffic safety on Hemingway Road

  News

  Mar 22, 2019
• Mother of Edmonton girl struck by school bus calls on city to lower speed limit on Hemingway Road

  The mother of a 13-year-old Edmonton girl who suffered serious injuries when she and another girl were struck by a school bus in the city's southwest last week has written an open letter to the mayor, calling for changes to the speed limit.

  Education

  Mar 14, 2019
• Nearly 700 speeding tickets issued in Edmonton playground zones on first 2 days of school

  One driver was clocked at 100 km/h in a 30 km/h zone, according to the City of Edmonton's traffic safety office. The infraction comes with a mandatory court appearance.

  Crime

  Sep 6, 2018
• 68 Edmonton locations ID’d as 30 km/h playground that should be 50 km/h

  The city has done a double check of 406 playground speed zones that have been installed over the past year. It was done at the request of city council because to them, some didn't make any sense. In 68 locations they were right.

  Traffic

  Aug 10, 2018
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• Edmonton city council votes to remove 41 playground zones

  City council took a second look at the playground zone rules Tuesday and decided to get rid of 41 across Edmonton.

  Traffic

  May 8, 2018
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• Councillors will try to streamline speed limits on Edmonton roads

  Edmonton city councillors will debate speed limits next week that will likely get rid of the confusing mix of 50 km/h to 30 km/h and back again several times in one stretch of road.

  Politics

  Apr 12, 2018