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  OTTAWA -- Ottawa's transportation committee unanimously approved a plan that would lower speed limits in parts of Vanier, Sandy Hill and Lowertown to 30 km/h. The plan allows the city to create "gateway" zones to lower the speed limit on several streets in those neighbourhoods. "The lower speed limits are an important tool to prioritize slower speeds in residential areas to make them more livable," Rideau-Vanier councillor Mathieu Fleury said in a report prepared for Wednesday's committee meeting. "All residential areas and community associations are asking for lower speeds in residen...

Slower speeds pitched for Rideau-Vanier residential streets cbc.ca 2 hrs ago Natalia Goodwin © CBC Rideau-Vanier Coun. Mathieu Fleury wants residential streets in Lowertown, Vanier and Sandy Hill to have a 30 km/h speed limit. He'll be bringing a report to the city's transportation committee on Wednesday. The councillor for Ottawa's Rideau-Vanier ward is hoping to reduce speed limits on the area's residential streets to 30 km/h. Coun. Mathieu Fleury will bring forward a report on the plan to the city's transportation committee on Wednesday. The report proposes dropping s...

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