The San Diego City Council unanimously approved a resolution to reduce speed limits along hundreds of miles of streets on Monday.
take a major step in reducing speed limits on roads throughout the city, in order to meet its "Vision Zero" goal to eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries.
The strategy, part of the Comprehensive Speed Management Plan approved by the council's Active Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in February, uses a "data-driven, city-wide approach to lower speed limits across San Diego's neighborhoods, commercial corridors, and school zones," according to a city statement.
"Every San Diegan deserves to feel safe walking, biking or driving in their community," said Councilman and Committee Chair Stephen Whitburn. "This plan provides a clear roadmap to reduce dangerous speeds, protect lives, and build streets that work for everyone."
In 2022, the U.S. Department of Transportation awarded San Diego $680,000 through the Safe Streets and Roads for All grant program, intended to bolster Vision Zero efforts to reducing crashes through safer street design, slower speeds, equitable access improvements, and community engagement. One of the initiatives funded was the Comprehensive Speed Management Plan.
The city maintains 3,185 centerline miles -- the length of a road sans extra lanes -- of public streets, with another 842 under the purview of the city's engineering and traffic survey network.
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