New school safety zones will help protect students in Owen Sound when classes resume this fall.
City council has passed amendments to the Traffic By-law to include school zones around most of the city’s schools.
The by-law, No. 2023-092, is an amendment to Traffic By-law No. 2009-075 and covers seven schools zones. It reduces speed limits to 30 kilometres per hour between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
City council approved the changes after hearing from the local community and several school representatives. School areas were also established where a speed reduction was not warranted, but warning signage will be put in place.
"Pedestrian safety is of the utmost importance, especially for the youngest members of our community during peak traffic times, said Mayor Ian Boddy. "These important Traffic By-law amendments to reduce speeds will help make our school zones safer for everyone.”
Specific School Zones with 30km/hour speed limits on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.:
Alexandra Community School
-8th Avenue East from 15th Street East to 16th Street East
-15th Street East from 8th Avenue East to 9th Avenue East
École Catholique Saint-Dominique-Savio
-8th Avenue East from 23rd Street East to 100 metres south of 23rd Street East
-23rd Street East from 8th Avenue East to 9th Avenue East
Hillcrest Elementary School
-4th Avenue West from 7th Street West to 8th Street West
-6th Avenue West from 7th Street West to 8th Street West
-8th Street West from 4th Avenue West to 6th Avenue West
Keppel-Sarawak Elementary School
-8th Avenue West from 24th Street West to 26th Street West
-24th Street West from 120 metres east of 8th Avenue West to the Town Limit
-24th Street West from the Town Limit to Carney Street (Georgian Bluffs)
-Finden Street (Georgian Bluffs) from 24th Street West to the unopened road allowance of 26th Street West
Notre Dame Catholic School
-25th Street East from 9th Avenue East to the westerly terminus
Saint Basil Catholic Elementary School
-9th Avenue West from 10th Street West to the southerly terminus
Timothy Christian School
-3rd Avenue West from 17th Street West to 100 metres north of 17th Street West
-4th Avenue West from 16th Street West to 19th Street West
-17th Street West from 3rd Avenue West to 4th Avenue West
