Traffic Bylaw review: 40 km/h town-wide
A review of town-wide 40 km/h speed limits. Deferred to the Province in February 2024, then dropped from the plan in December 2024.
- Amount
- Not stated
- Got
- $0
- Where it stands
- To the Sep 2025 transportation review. Feb 2024: deferred until the Province changes the Motor Vehicle Act. Dec 2024: not advanced to the 2025–2029 plan, and referred to the transportation plan review.
What it is
The proposal was to review the Traffic Bylaw with a view to a 40 km/h limit across the municipality, or at specific locations.
In February 2024 Council deferred any reduction of residential speed limits until the Province amends the Motor Vehicle Act to let municipalities set community-wide limits, and sent a letter to the Province asking for that change. At the same meeting it renamed the Age-Friendly Transportation Plan the Community Transportation Plan.
In December 2024 Council resolved that the review not be advanced to the 2025–2029 Financial Plan, and referred the question — and a proposed neighbourhood pilot — to the Community Transportation Plan review set for September 2025.
What happened
- February 7, 2024Council defers reduced residential speed limits until the Province amends the Motor Vehicle Act, and writes to the Province asking it to. Unanimous. Staff commit to costing the transportation plan items during the 2025 budget.
- December 11, 2024Council does not advance the review to the 2025–2029 Financial Plan, and refers it to the September 2025 transportation plan review.
Why it matters
- The Province's position on community-wide speed limits is outside the Town's control. The February 2024 deferral turned on that; the December 2024 decision took the item out of the budget as well.
Sources
- Regular Council minutes, Feb 7, 2024 (opens in a new tab)
- Regular Council minutes, Dec 11, 2024 (2025 strategic planning decisions) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked October 3, 2026. Report a mistake.