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The default speed limit on many Chicago streets is 30 miles an hour, but safety activists argue that it should be lowered, and some members of the City Council.
If one Northwest Side alderman has his way, Chicago drivers would soon face a slower citywide speed limit in a bid to cut traffic crashes and fatalities. The effort got its first look in the City Council Wednesday during a Pedestrian and Traffic Safety Committee subject matter hearing where experts praised the potential shift. They lauded the impact small decreases in speed could have to .
Aldermen weigh dropping Chicago speed limit from 30 mph to 25 mph chicagotribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chicagotribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The default speed limit on Chicago side streets is 30 mph, but lowering it to 25 mph could "go a really long way" toward reducing traffic deaths, which have skyrocketed since the start of the pandemic, city Department of Transportation officials said.