Curb extensions, median islands, and location-specific solutions are some of the calming installations that will be built to improve safety in residential areas. The said construction projects are now being done along with road repairs and the city is asking motorists to be patient. The city received $3.325 million from the Saskatchewan Municipal Enhancement Program with the money to be used for the said projects in neighbourhoods. The funding was part of the MEEP’s $35.5 million grant to the city to help stimulate the province’s economy and recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic. In other news, the Recreation and Community Development Department has announced that all leisure centres and outdoor pools are again open to the public after the Saskatchewan Health Authority lifted all health restrictions in the province.
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Mar 2, 2021 10:04 AM
To lower speed limits in Saskatoon, or to keep them the same? Saskatonians can give their two cents on that matter and a variety of others over the next couple of months in the form of an online survey.
But why is the matter coming up now?
Jay Magus, the City of Saskatoon’s director of transportation, told councillors the mandate for potentially changing speed limits has been in progress for the last several years.
“In 2018, council resolved that a detailed framework for revising posted speed limits on residential streets be developed, a detailed framework for revising posted speed limits in school and playground zones be developed, and a report on options for addressing speeding and safety in area of high concentration of seniors,” he said.