Speed Limits & Safer Streets

Fun Fact - Under the Motor Vehicle Act (MVA), the City has the authority to set and change speed limits on our roads. All we have to do is decide on what the speed will be in a specific area and put up some signs. But how fast and where?

Those are the questions we're asking you in the survey and map you'll find below. We hope you take time out of your busy day to participate in this important engagement.

A range of factors are considered when looking at reducing speed limits, with safety being the most important.

Reducing speed limits on our roadways and high pedestrian areas makes our streets safer, calmer, and quieter for everyone. Slowing down gives people more time to react to the unexpected to prevent crashes and reduce the severity of collisions that do happen with little impact on travel times. 

We are committed to creating safer streets for all road users. Reducing speed limits is one way to do it.

How about speed reduction pilots, using a combination of street markings, gateway and speed limit signs to inform drivers about new slow streets initiatives and the reduced speed limits of 30 or 40 km/hr as applicable on specific neighbourhood roads? 

Or, would you like to see a blanket speed limit of 40 km/hr throughout the City. 

Your streets. Your safety.

We need you to take a few minutes out of your busy day to answer some questions and put a pin on the map to show us where you'd like to see speeds reduced.

Results of this engagement will be used in a review of our roads network to determine if there are options to reduce speeds on non-arterial side roads and streets. The survey results will be included in a report to City Council. 

The Strategic Plan prioritizes our transportation needs towards building a sustainable, healthy and thriving coastal community. Lowering speeds is good for the climate by encouraging active transportation such as walking, biking, and transit.