I like the idea of 30 for residential and 40 for the busier collector streets (or whatever you want to call it) like Grosvenor. 30 feels a bit slow, but that's the point. And I see people speeding down these streets going 50-60 all the time, it's dangerous.
Hell there's some busier collector roads that I think should be slower. 50 feels way too fast going down Corydon in Little Italy. The road is so narrow (lots of people in and out of parked cars), there's lots of pedestrians (young and old), curbside patios, and cyclists crossing. While lots of people naturally go a bit slower, many still speed by at 50 even though visibility can be poor. IMO Corydon should be 40 from Confusion Corner to Stafford. Ditto busy commercial pedestrian areas like Academy, and Grosvenor Square.
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Originally Posted by bomberjet
That's what I mean though. Grosvenor is one of the main streets. Keep it 50. Cross streets like Guelph be 40. Then have Dorchester, Yale Harvard at 30.
Is that really a big deal??
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Grosvenor is not a high traffic busy road like Corydon or Grant, it's much more residential. It is also a (unprotected) bike route with a lot of schools on it. Make it 40. There's lots of traffic circles and lights on it anyway, you need to floor it in most places to get up to 50, no need for that.