Edmonton Speed Limits
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Edmonton’s default residential speed limit lowering to 40 km/h next summerEdmonton city council voted 9-3 to reduce the default speed limit to 40 km/h on residential roads and in areas with high amounts of pedestrian traffic such as Whyte Avenue.TrafficNov 4, 2020
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Edmonton councillors vote for default 40 km/h residential speed limitIn a vote of 8-5, councillors opted for a default speed limit of 40 km/h on most residential roads, as well as high-pedestrian areas like Jasper and Whyte avenues.PoliticsMar 11, 2020
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Edmonton looking at ideas that would lower speed limits, mostly targeting residential roadsThe first recommendation is to drop the speed limit to 40 km/h on all residential roads. The other recommendation would target a smaller area but take the speed down to 30 km/h.NewsFeb 13, 2020
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App incorporates lower speed limits in Edmonton commute estimatesThe city is hoping to get people on board with lower speed limits by using an app to show how little time they would add to a commute.NewsJan 31, 2020
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Edmonton city councillors consider 2-tier residential speed limits; decision won’t be made until at least 2020Pedestrian safety was discussed at Edmonton City Hall on Tuesday as city councillors warmed to the idea of adopting a two-tier system for residential speed limits in an attempt to make streets safer for those on foot.TrafficMay 14, 2019
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Councillor to propose fixed design standards to make Edmonton neighbourhood roads slowerOnce city council debates Edmonton speed limits May 14, Coun. Andrew Knack plans to introduce a motion to have everything built new in the 'burbs and residential streets going through neighbourhood renewal get new design standards.TrafficMay 2, 2019
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Edmonton city councillors discuss proposal to reduce residential speed limitA group of citizens suggested another option: lower the residential speed limit to 30 km/h in a section of central Edmonton.TrafficApr 24, 2019
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Edmonton school demands improved traffic safety after student hit by school busGrade 6 students from Bessie Nichols School held a "Citizens in Action Walk" in support of improved traffic safety on Hemingway RoadNewsMar 22, 2019
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Mother of Edmonton girl struck by school bus asks city council to make changes on roadAn Edmonton mother calls on city council to make changes to a stretch of road in the southwest end of the city where her daughter suffered serious injuries when she was struck by a school bus.TrafficMar 20, 2019
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Mother of Edmonton girl struck by school bus calls on city to lower speed limit on Hemingway RoadThe 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.EducationMar 14, 2019
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