Project Status
Implementation and Education
The speed limit is now 40 km/h on most residential and downtown streets.
The City of Edmonton and the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) are working together to provide education and enforce speed limits in an effort to make Edmonton’s streets safer for everyone.
Why 40 km/h?
Reducing speed limits on residential streets, downtown, and high pedestrian areas makes our streets safer, calmer, and quieter for everyone. Slowing down gives people more time to react to the unexpected to prevent crashes and reduce the severity of collisions that do happen. The Estimated Time of Arrival Tool shows how little impact there is to driving times with this change.
Reducing the default speed limit is one important action within the Safe Mobility Strategy 2021-2025, Edmonton’s approach to advancing Vision Zero. It is a key component of the City's strategic goals for the next 10 years and supports ConnectEdmonton in creating a safe, healthy, urban and climate-resilient city for all residents.