The City of Vaughan is taking another step forward in its ongoing commitment to advance road safety by reducing speed limits in more areas.

In April, Vaughan Council approved additional speed limit reductions in six neighbourhood areas (PDF):

• Ward 1 – neighbourhood bounded by Major Mackenzie Drive, Keele Street, Rutherford Road and Jane Street. Speed limit reductions will not be implemented on Melville Avenue.
• Ward 1 – neighbourhood bounded by Kirby Road, Kipling Avenue, Teston Road and Enclave Court.
• Ward 2 – neighbourhood bounded by Langstaff Road, Kipling Avenue, Highway 7 and Highway 27.
• Ward 3 and Ward 1 – neighbourhood bounded by Teston Road, Jane Street, Weston Road and Major Mackenzie Drive. Speed limit reductions will not be implemented on Cityview Boulevard.
• Ward 4 and Ward 1 – neighbourhood bounded by Major Mackenzie Drive, Dufferin Street, Rutherford Road and Keele Street.
• Ward 5 – neighbourhood bounded by Highway 7, Yonge Street, Centre Street and Bathurst Street.

And along the following 15 City roadways (PDF):

• Ansley Grove Road – from Misty Meadow Drive to Langstaff Road, Blue Willow Drive/Embassy Drive to Chancellor Drive
• Campania Court
• Crofters Road – from Paddington Place to Wycliffe Avenue and Alpha Court to Clarence Street
• Fitzmaurice Drive
• Forest Run Boulevard – from Belvia Drive to Rutherford Road
• Jacob Keffer Parkway – from Corrine Court to Rutherford Road
• Lady Valentina Avenue – from Via Romano Boulevard to Lady Fenyrose Avenue
• McNaughton Road – from St. Joan of Arc Avenue to Cranston Park Avenue
• New Westminster Drive – from Beverley Glen Boulevard to Centre Street
• Peak Point Boulevard – from Meadow Ridge Court to Keele Street
• Starling Boulevard – from Ashberry Boulevard to 150 metres south of Fox Hound Crescent
• Sweetriver Boulevard – from Rutherford Road to Auto Vaughan Drive
• Ten Oaks Boulevard
• Woburn Drive
• Woodbridge Avenue – from Islington Avenue to Clarence Street

Continuing to reduce speed limits is an integral part of the City’s comprehensive Speed Limit Policy. Approved by Council on June 22, 2021 (PDF), the policy sets and adjusts appropriate speed limits throughout the City’s street network to continue to help ensure a safe community for all road users, including motorists, cyclists and pedestrians, and to address growing urbanization.

Evidence suggests that lowering speed limits, especially in residential areas, can reduce the risk of severe injury or even death due to a motor vehicle collision.

The Speed Limit Policy is exclusive to municipal roads and focuses on four areas within Vaughan’s road network: rural roadways, built-up/urban areas (including school zones), public laneways and select neighbourhoods. The first step in the policy was to reduce speed limits in all school zone areas in Vaughan, which was completed in September 2021, and then in all public laneways, which was implemented in December 2021. In September 2022, speed limits in five select neighbourhoods, one within each ward, were reduced from 50 kilometres per hour to 40 kilometres per hour. In 2023, speeds were reduced in five select neighbourhood areas and 15 City roadways to 40 kilometres per hour.

For more information on the City’s Speed Limit Policy, visit vaughan.ca/SpeedPolicy.

The Speed Limit Policy is part of the MoveSmart Mobility Management Strategy (MoveSmart), which directs the City’s vision to provide a transportation system that prioritizes safety, efficiency and sustainability. The strategy will be reviewed and updated every five years. Progress on its implementation is reported annually to Council. For more information, visit vaughan.ca/MoveSmart.

Let’s #SlowDownVaughan

Show your commitment to safety and urge your community to drive safely and obey speed limits on roads by participating in the City’s #SlowDownVaughan initiative. There are many ways you can get involved:

• Place a #SlowDownVaughan sign on your lawn. Pick up a sign at Vaughan community centres and the three Vaughan Public Libraries Resource Libraries – Bathurst Clark, Civic Centre and Pierre Berton. Signs are produced by the City and are free to take.
• Download (PDF) and print a #SlowDownVaughan sign to hang in your window.
• Post about this initiative on social media using the hashtag #SlowDownVaughan (supporting graphics are available on the City’s website).

Committing to #SlowDownVaughan and adjusting your driving habits may help save a life. To learn more about this city-wide campaign, visit vaughan.ca/SlowDownVaughan.