The City of Adelaide will undertake a speed limit review to understand the need for reducing speeds to support business and residents and create a safer city environment.
Since 2020, there have been 2400 crashes in the municipality – the equivalent of one person being injured almost every second day.
The city has begun to reduce its speed limits: roads around the council border and travelling through parklands are capped at 60km/h, most roads within the city are 50km/h, reduced to 25km/h in school zones. Three streets – Plane Tree Drive, Hindley Street and a portion of Grote Street – have been reduced to 30km/h
Council is thinking about either extending the 30km/h limit or having more 40km/h limits. At this stage, the council is at the beginning of the conversation, and everything is up for discussion. Councillors want to prioritise safety, whilst considering the economic impact on the city if speeds are reduced.
Many media sources picked up on the topic and announced the council was reducing all speed limits to 30km/h. In late November, Lord Mayor Jane Lomax-Smith took on social media to explain the council’s process. You can watch it here.
Stantec’s report on their city-wide speed limit review can be accessed here.
Bicycle Network supports 30km/h speeds in urban centres as the safest speed, however we also support moves to reduce speeds that get closer to 30km/h. You can find out more here
Source: InDaily
Image Credit: Extract from Stantec's 2024 Report to City of Adelaide Council
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