District of Saanich considers lowering speed limits on nine major streets
Posted: Mar. 13, 2023 6:21PMThe default speed limit for city streets in British Columbia is 50 kilometres an hour, but one Greater Victoria suburb may be on the precipice of changing that.lower the speed limits on nine of their corridors.
Saanich staff are suggesting Tillicum Road, Gorge Road and the entire seaside route from Cordova Bay Road to Cadboro Bay Road all be reduced to 40 kilometres an hour. A 40 km/h limit is also being considered for Cedar Hill Cross Road, where 16-year-old Kaydence Bourque was killed in December 2021 while crossing at a marked crosswalk.Driver who fatally struck Saanich teen in crosswalk charged as family marks one year since tragedy
“After cities do reduce their traffic speeds on those kinds of streets, crash rates plummet,” said Todd Litman, CEO of Victoria Transport Policy Institute.
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