Current pilot for 30km/h zone in a small part of Grandview-Woodland (requires many posted speed limit signs; located between 1st, Clark, Commercial Drive and the North Grandview Hwy)
A motion on notice "Revisiting and Refreshing Vancouver's Commitment to Safer Slower Streets" is on the April 10th Council Committee meeting agenda. This motion is being put forward by Councillor Fry. The motion seeks to have staff report back on phasing options for either introducing a city-wide 30km/h speed limit for side streets (ones without a painted centre line) or to scale up the number of neighbourhood slow zones. There's a pilot for a slow zone in a small part of Grandview-Woodland (1st Avenue to the Cut, Commercial to Clark Drive).
Reducing vehicle speeds saves lives.
Interested speakers have until 5pm on Tuesday April 9th to sign up (as a result of the new rules passed under this Council, previous speaker cut off was 8:30am the day of the meeting). It is also possible to send comments to Council.
Back in 2015, the City of Toronto made a decision to move many of the residential streets in their core area to 30 km/h. The results of those changes can now be examined, for example in the study and summary: Lowering Speed Limit to 30 km/h in Toronto Drastically Improved Pedestrian Safety: Report.
Critical mass on Commercial Drive (July 28, 2023)
The full motion is reproduced below:
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