The City of Stratford is looking for public input as it considers reducing posted speed limits in residential neighborhoods to 40 kilometers per hour.
In a Facebook post, city officials said vehicle speed and pedestrian safety have been among the top concerns expressed to the city by residents and many have requested lower speed limits. As a result, the city is considering two options – implementing a citywide speed-limit reduction in all residential areas or conducting a speed-limit reduction pilot program in one neighborhood.
The city is also considering leaving speed limits as they currently are.
Any speed-limit reduction would not include provincial highways, the truck bypass or arterial roads, or any areas where the speed limit is already 40 km/h.
For more information and to complete a brief survey on this topic, visit engagestratford.ca/proposed-40-km-h-area-speed-limit. Paper copies of the survey are also available at the main-floor reception desk and at the clerk’s office in Stratford city hall.
Public input will be received by the city until May 31. The survey results and public comments collected will assist staff in preparing a report to city council.