Nelson Sanderson lives on Harbison Avenue West, one of the streets the city is considering lowering the speed limit to 30 km/h permanently. (Cameron MacLean/CBC) The City of Winnipeg has selected more than two dozen stretches of road where it wants to set speed limits at 30 kilometres per hour to make streets safer for cyclists.
In 2021, the city piloted reduced speeds on four streets that are part of the cycling network, and now wants to expand the project. The city has chosen 27 street sections for potentially reducing speeds if the new proposal moves forward.
"We don’t have room in a lot of areas to put separated bike paths in, we just don’t," said public works committee chair Janice Lukes.
"So what we have to do is, we have to look at the existing infrastructure, and we have to look at traffic calming options on the existing infrastructure."
For residents like Nelson Sanderson, the lower speeds will come as a relief. He has lived on Harbison Avenue West for more than two decades. Winnipeg considers lowering speeds on some city cycling routes 1 day ago Duration 2:04 The City of Winnipeg has selected more than two dozen stretches of road where it wants to set speed limits at 30 kilometres per hour to make streets safer for cyclists.
Harbison runs to a dead end, and Sanderson says drivers will often speed back down the street once they realize they can’t go any further.
He worries about people on the street getting hurt, especially […]
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