Residential Speed Limit

• Speed limit reduction halted in Saskatoon city committee

  Saskatoon’s transportation committee defeated a motion to lower speed limits in residential neighbourhoods and is now looking at other measures to slow vehicles.

  Canada

  Sep 8, 2021
  
• Lower Saskatoon speed limit to 40 km/h: city report

  The report says Saskatoon will be safer and residents' quality of life would improve because the city could be quieter. But the report also said the measure wasn't popular.

  Canada

  Aug 11, 2021
  
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• Saskatoon speed limit review highlights safety concerns, frustrates some

  The City of Saskatoon may consider reducing residential speed limits from 50 km/h to 40 km/h or 30 km/h. Reaction to the proposal has been mixed.

  Canada

  Feb 25, 2021
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• Edmonton’s default residential speed limit lowering to 40 km/h next summer

  Edmonton 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.

  Traffic

  Nov 4, 2020
• Lowering speed limits, bridging Thames Valley trail gap to be debated at London City Hall

  The city is expected to consult the public on whether to reduce speed limits in some residential areas to 40 km/h.

  Politics

  May 21, 2019
• London city hall to consider lowering residential speed limits to 40 km/h

  London motorists could soon see lower speed limits in residential neighbourhoods.

  Traffic

  May 9, 2019
• Calgary City Council votes to move forward with study of residential speed limit reduction

  The neighbouring City of Airdrie has had a speed limit of 30 km/h on residential streets since the early 1980s. 

  Traffic

  Sep 24, 2018
• Calgary councillor wants to pump the brakes on lowering residential speed limits

  A Calgary councillor believes residential speed limits shouldn't be immediately reduced from 50km/h to 30.

  Canada

  Sep 6, 2018
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• Calgary councillors propose residential speed limit of 30 km/h

  Seven members of Calgary's city council are supporting a motion to reduce residential speed limits to 30 km/h, down from the current 50 km/h.

  Canada

  Sep 4, 2018
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• 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