Implement city-wide school area speed limit reductions
General Committee makes recommendations; City Council makes the final decision.
Council approved this on June 26, 2023 as part of its consent agenda, without a separate vote. See the consent vote →
Councillor Votes
Full Resolution Text
That Council approve the recommendations outlined in Report IPSENG23-014, dated June 5, 2023, of the Commissioner of Infrastructure and Planning Services as follows: a) That the following recommended Traffic Safety initiatives be approved; i. The implementation of city-wide speed limit reduction and Community Safety Zones in school areas, as illustrated in Appendix A. ii. The implementation of school area road safety treatments in five pilot areas, one in each Ward. b) That By-law 16-116, being a By-law to Regulate Speed Limits on certain streets in the City of Peterborough, be repealed and replaced with the draft by-law attached as Appendix B to this report. c) That By-law 13-098, being a By-law to Designate a Part of the Highway in the City of Peterborough as a Community Safety Zone, be amended by adding Community Safety Zone locations as described in recommendations a) i) of Report IPSENG23-014 - Approval of a City-Wide Speed Limit Reduction in School Areas and the Implementation of Community Safety Zones, as set out in Appendix C attached to this report. d) That By-law 09-136, being a By-law for the Regulation of Parking, be amended to restrict parking near Vertical Centerline Treatments (see figure 2 in this report), as set out in Appendix D attached to this report.