Item - 2023.NY7.25
Tracking Status
- This item was considered by North York Community Council on September 7, 2023 and was adopted without amendment. City Council has delegated authority for this matter to the North York Community Council and therefore, the decision is final.
NY7.25 - Speeding Up to Slow Down - Reducing the Speed Limits in Wards 15 and 17
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Schedule Type:
- Delegated
- Wards:
- 15 - Don Valley West, 17 - Don Valley North
Community Council Decision
North York Community Council:
1. Directed the General Manager, Transportation Services to explore options to accelerate the reduction of speed limits on local roads in Wards 15 and 17 to 30 kilometres per hour, consistent with City Council's 2019 decision (IE6.8), and to report back before the end of 2023 with an update.
Origin
Summary
In 2019, City Council committed to reducing the speed limit on all local roads in Toronto to 30 kilometres per hour through the introduction of Reduced Speed Areas (RSAs), as part of the Vision Zero Road Safety Plan.
The first Reduced Speed Areas were approved by North York Community Council in May 2021 for Wards 6 and 18 (NY24.20), followed by Wards 8 and 16 in May 2022 (NY32.22). City staff have indicated that the report for Wards 15 and 17 is not expected until 2024 – five years after City Council approved the speed limit reductions in principle.
Excessive speeds have been identified as a key contributing factor to traffic-related injuries and fatalities. A collision at 60 kilometres per hour has a 95 percent likelihood of causing death compared to one at 40 kilometres per hour with a 30 percent likelihood. At 30 kilometres per hour, the rate of survival is over 90 percent. Slowing down traffic saves lives.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-239021.pdf