Residential Speed Limits

• Saskatoon city staff recommend decreasing residential speed limit

  The transportation committee is considering lowering the speed limit in residential neighbourhoods from 50 km/h to 40 km/h after hearing multiple concerns from residents.

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  Sep 4, 2021
  
• Saskatoon residential speed limits under review after safety concerns raised

  Between 2015-19, the city says there were 38,049 motor vehicle collisions, resulting in 27 deaths on Saskatoon roads.

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  Jun 4, 2021
  
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• Most residential and downtown roads in Edmonton moving to 40 km/h in August

  Starting this August, the city-wide default speed limit in Edmonton will be 40 km/h.

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  May 14, 2021
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• Edmonton councillors vote for default 40 km/h residential speed limit

  In 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.

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  Mar 11, 2020
• Edmonton looking at ideas that would lower speed limits, mostly targeting residential roads

  The 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.

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  Feb 13, 2020
• Calgarians being asked their opinion on lowering speed limits

  Calgarians will soon weigh in on some of the scenarios city administration is looking at in lowering speed limits on residential streets and collector roads.

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  Oct 23, 2019
• Edmonton city councillors consider 2-tier residential speed limits; decision won’t be made until at least 2020

  Pedestrian 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.

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  May 14, 2019
• Councillor to propose fixed design standards to make Edmonton neighbourhood roads slower

  Once 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.

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  May 2, 2019
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• Saskatoon committee taking further look at lowering residential speed limits

  The transportation committee recommends council has administration develop a detailed framework for revising posted speed limits on neighbourhood streets.

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  Oct 9, 2018
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• Saskatoon looks at lowering speed limits on neighbourhood streets

  Saskatoon city council will decide if certain speed limits on residential streets should be lowered from the current speed of 50 km/h.

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  Oct 5, 2018