As the city updates its 20-year Transportation System Plan, safer streets has emerged as a top priority. Speed is one of the leading factors in traffic crashes, and cities worldwide are lowering speed limits as one tool to make streets safer. City Council is considering reducing speed limits on local streets, neighborhood routes, and collector streets by 5 miles per hour (mph).
What are local streets, neighborhood routes, and collector streets? See map to understand which streets are considered each.
Local streets are designed mainly for access to homes and businesses with low traffic volumes and speed limits. They prioritize access to property over through traffic.
Neighborhood routes provide direct circulation within residential areas and links homes to collectors, with low speeds and an emphasis on livability.
Collector streets function as a bridge between local and arterial roads, collecting traffic from local streets and directing it toward larger roads. They handle moderate traffic volumes and balance access with mobility.
Under this proposal, local streets and neighborhood routes would have a maximum speed of 20 mph, and collector streets would have a maximum speed of 30 mph.
We want to know what you think about this idea. Please fill out the short survey below before Fri., Nov. 7, 2025. City Council will next discuss this proposal at its regular session on Tue., Nov. 18, 2025 (6 p.m.).
Please keep in mind that should these changes be implemented it would take time to update speed limit signs and traffic regulations.
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As the city updates its 20-year Transportation System Plan, safer streets has emerged as a top priority. Speed is one of the leading factors in traffic crashes, and cities worldwide are lowering speed limits as one tool to make streets safer. City Council is considering reducing speed limits on local streets, neighborhood routes, and collector streets by 5 miles per hour (mph).
What are local streets, neighborhood routes, and collector streets? See map to understand which streets are considered each.
Local streets are designed mainly for access to homes and businesses with low traffic volumes and speed limits. They prioritize access to property over through traffic.
Neighborhood routes provide direct circulation within residential areas and links homes to collectors, with low speeds and an emphasis on livability.
Collector streets function as a bridge between local and arterial roads, collecting traffic from local streets and directing it toward larger roads. They handle moderate traffic volumes and balance access with mobility.
Under this proposal, local streets and neighborhood routes would have a maximum speed of 20 mph, and collector streets would have a maximum speed of 30 mph.
We want to know what you think about this idea. Please fill out the short survey below before Fri., Nov. 7, 2025. City Council will next discuss this proposal at its regular session on Tue., Nov. 18, 2025 (6 p.m.).
Please keep in mind that should these changes be implemented it would take time to update speed limit signs and traffic regulations.
