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Safer roads start here
Strathcona County is exploring ways to increase safety and support active transportation in our community. This includes potentially reducing residential speed limits to 40 km/h within urban residential areas (see map).
The survey is your opportunity to share your experience driving, walking or rolling on Strathcona County residential streets. Take the survey before June 9.
No decisions have been made yet. Your input will help inform a plan to potentially reduce residential speed limits. The plan will be presented to Council later this year.
Why speed matters
Reducing vehicle speeds is one of the most effective ways to improve safety, especially for vulnerable road users (such as pedestrians, cyclists and children).
Research indicates that even small reductions in speed can have a big impact. Lowering speed from 50 to 40 km/h can help reduce collisions, serious injuries and fatalities.
The below graphic shows the approximate survival rate if hit by a vehicle at varying speeds.
Speed and your commute
Overall, reducing speed limits has minor impacts on travel time.
For example, reducing your speed from 50 to 40 km/h will add less than 20 seconds per kilometre. This means only a few extra seconds are added to a typical neighbourhood trip.
Background
The County has been exploring ways to improve safety and support active transportation.
In 2023, Council formed the Active Transportation and Traffic Safety Task Force, which identified lowering residential speed limits as a top priority to improve safety for all community members. Although the Task Force is no longer active, Strathcona County is committed to exploring and potentially actioning the recommendations made.
We’re also looking into lowering speed limits to keep us aligned with the rest of our region. The below graphic shows neighbouring municipalities that have implemented 40 km/h speed limits.
Safer roads start here
Strathcona County is exploring ways to increase safety and support active transportation in our community. This includes potentially reducing residential speed limits to 40 km/h within urban residential areas (see map).
The survey is your opportunity to share your experience driving, walking or rolling on Strathcona County residential streets. Take the survey before June 9.
No decisions have been made yet. Your input will help inform a plan to potentially reduce residential speed limits. The plan will be presented to Council later this year.
Why speed matters
Reducing vehicle speeds is one of the most effective ways to improve safety, especially for vulnerable road users (such as pedestrians, cyclists and children).
Research indicates that even small reductions in speed can have a big impact. Lowering speed from 50 to 40 km/h can help reduce collisions, serious injuries and fatalities.
The below graphic shows the approximate survival rate if hit by a vehicle at varying speeds.
Speed and your commute
Overall, reducing speed limits has minor impacts on travel time.
For example, reducing your speed from 50 to 40 km/h will add less than 20 seconds per kilometre. This means only a few extra seconds are added to a typical neighbourhood trip.
Background
The County has been exploring ways to improve safety and support active transportation.
In 2023, Council formed the Active Transportation and Traffic Safety Task Force, which identified lowering residential speed limits as a top priority to improve safety for all community members. Although the Task Force is no longer active, Strathcona County is committed to exploring and potentially actioning the recommendations made.
We’re also looking into lowering speed limits to keep us aligned with the rest of our region. The below graphic shows neighbouring municipalities that have implemented 40 km/h speed limits.
