Author of the article: Denis Langlois Publishing date: Apr 30, 2021 • April 30, 2021 • 4 minute read • A lawn sign on 6th Avenue West in Owen Sound asks drivers to slow down. City staff is recommending several blocks of the street serve as a pilot location for traffic-calming measures due to concerns about drivers travelling at excessive speeds. DENIS LANGLOIS Article content An Owen Sound committee is not recommending council lower the speed limit on all residential streets to 40 kilometres an hour after a staff review concluded speeding is not a “chronic issue” city-wide. Instead, the operations committee is endorsing a staff-recommended three-part plan – which is to come to council Monday – to address problem areas.