Speed management: safe streets for all

Safety for everyone on and near our roads is a community priority for the City of Waterloo. As part of our plan to improve road safety, lower speed limits are coming to Waterloo. Together, we can make our roads safer for all vulnerable road users: pedestrians, cyclists, children, everyone!

School zones will be reduced to 30 km/h and neighbourhood streets will be lowered to 40 km/h (and 30 km/h in our uptown ward, Ward 7). Implementation will happen in four phases from Spring 2023 to Summer 2025.

Note: The implementation map and schedule are subject to change as we move through the phases and report back to Council.

Learn more by:

• Viewing the implementation plan on this page for status updates.
• Finding your ward and street using the implementation map (PDF).
• Using the interactive lookup map to see which streets have been changed over.Speed Sign Lookup Map - click to go to interactive map

Signs will also be posted in neighbourhoods to alert about upcoming speed changes.

Background

On Monday, February 27, 2023, Council approved a speed limit management plan that will see speed limits in Wards 1-6 reduced for local roads, collector roads and school zones by establishing a speed limit of 30 km/h in all school zones, 40 km/h on minor collector (eg. Thorndale Drive) roads, 50 km/h on major collector (eg. Davenport Road) roads and 40 km/h on local roads. In addition, staff were directed to implement a ward specific Ward 7 speed limit plan of 30 km/h in all school zones and local roads, 40 km/h on minor collector roads, and 50 km/h on major collector roads.

The online consultation for the Speed Management project is closed. This page will remain open to share implementation details and approved maps as they become available.

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