Speed limit change in Regina's Cathedral neighbourhood launches to mixed reviews
CBC
Monday marked the start of a new policy in Regina as the city's first "community safety zone" officially came into effect.
The zone in the city's Cathedral neighbourhood is part of Regina's city-wide "Vision Zero" program, meant to reduce crashes, major injuries and deaths.
The speed limit in the safety zone has been reduced to 40 km/h from 50 km/h throughout the neighbourhood, 24 hours a day. The city has also built crosswalk bump outs on portions of 13th Avenue.
Not everyone in the neighbourhood welcomed the changes.
"With the speed limits that have just been imposed into the area, the signage is kind of ambiguous," said Mark Gilchrist, operator of Cuppa T' Tea Shop on 13th Avenue.
"As you drive along, suddenly it's 40 km/h, then you come to the playground areas, 30 km/h. But after that there's a whole area where you don't know if it's 40 km/h or if it's 50 km/h any longer."
Gilchrist said the decision to introduce bump outs has cut parking spaces on 13th Avenue, potentially reducing the number of customers that will visit businesses.
He also believes the bump outs could potentially be damaged and need to be replaced when it comes time to clear snow.
John Klein, an avid cyclist, has his own problems with the bump outs.
He said that while they do make it better for pedestrians, they make it more dangerous for him to cycle down 13th Avenue, as they force him back into the main roadway.
"There is only one lane. So that means if you're on an E-scooter, a bicycle, a horse or a car, you have to use that lane. And before there was a parking lane, so late at night when there's no cars parked, you could just bike alongside and a car could pass you on the left. Now there's nowhere to pass, so you literally have to wait," Klein said.
The deaths of two people in separate incidents on 13th Avenue last year helped push the city to implement the changes.
The zone is meant to be a potential model for a new safety standard in Regina neighbourhoods that are a mix of businesses, houses and schools.
But the change implemented this week is already a watered-down version of what city staff initially recommended.
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