Overview

• Vancouver City Council voted unanimously on July 10 to lower speed limits on local residential streets from 50 km/h to 30 km/h.
• The city will install new signage in 25 designated neighbourhood slow zones over three years and launch a public education campaign with resident notifications and free “Slow Down” lawn signs.
• Council also agreed to advance discussions on a Vision Zero strategy aimed at eliminating serious traffic injuries and deaths.
• Victoria City Council unanimously approved reducing local street limits to 30 km/h by fall 2025 and collector and arterial limits to 40 km/h in 2026.
• Local research indicates slower speeds can cut pedestrian fatality rates in crashes from 80 percent to 15 percent and shows seniors account for half of Vancouver’s pedestrian deaths despite comprising 20 percent of the population.