City council agrees to lower speed limits on roads across Toronto
Posted July 16, 2019 7:28 pm.
City council has agreed to reduce speed limits on nearly 250 kilometres of Toronto roads as part of Vision Zero 2.0 — an action plan focused on reducing traffic-related fatalities and injuries.
The changes would see speed limits lowered on some roads from 60 to 50 km/h.
Vision Zero 2.0 would see 249 kilometres of road reduced from 60 to 50 km/hr.
Researchers say slowing traffic will save lives: a 5% speed reduction could result in 20% fewer deaths.
The focus is in Scarborough where 40% of pedestrians were killed last year. @CityNews #topoli
— Tina Yazdani (@TinaYazdani) July 16, 2019
The debate came on the same day that a woman was struck and killed by a garbage truck at Cliffwood and Don Mills Road in North York, which is Coun. Shelley Carroll’s ward.
During the council session, an emotional Carrol addressed the death, saying speed limits should be lowered on that stretch of road.
Council now debating an updated road safety plan that proposes lowering speed limits on hundreds of kilometres of roads in our city. @shelleycarroll getting emotional as we’ve just learned a pedestrian was struck & killed this afternoon at Cliffwood & Don Mills. @CityNews #topoli pic.twitter.com/e4JLu3tbA3
— Tina Yazdani (@TinaYazdani) July 16, 2019
