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August 29, 2024
Students of all ages are heading back to school across Edmonton. Students are some of the most vulnerable road users, and everyone has an important role in keeping them safe whether they’re walking, biking or rolling.
One of the best ways to ensure safety for students is to practice safe speeds. The speed limit in all playground zones, which includes school streets, is 30 km/h from 7:30 a.m. - 9 p.m. all year long. The speed limit on all other residential streets is 40 km/h unless posted otherwise.
The City of Edmonton has a number of ongoing initiatives to promote road safety:
Vision Zero School Kit
The Vision Zero School Kit is returning for the 2024 - 2025 school year! Starting in October, schools will have access to educational activities and tools to help teach students about traffic safety.
This summer, 19 vibrant crosswalks designed by students were installed at participating schools. Twenty-seven schools also participated in a Do-It-Yourself sign activity, where students designed their own traffic safety signs that were then installed on surrounding roads.
Safe Routes to School
The Safe Routes to School Program aims to improve road safety for students and families as they travel to school. Over the summer, upgrades to encourage safe speeds and active transportation were installed near Constable Dan Woodall, St. John XXII, Sister Annata Brockman, Donald R. Getty, Johnny Bright and Christ the King. Upgrades can include adaptable traffic calming measures, additional crossings and other changes to adjacent roads.
Safe Speeds Toolkit
The City’s Safe Speed Toolkit includes community lawn signs that encourage drivers to travel at safer speeds on streets. Edmontonians can pick up a lawn sign from multiple Community Recreation Centres (Clareview, Commonwealth, Grand Trunk, Kinsmen, Terwillegar and The Meadows) until Sunday, October 6. Other tools include driver feedback sign requests and educational resources.
Safe Crossings Program
Crews continue to work on upgrading 109 crossings that have been prioritized for 2024, making them safer for all road users. To date, 89 have been completed or are currently underway. These crossings help improve safety along commuting routes to schools, workplaces and recreational activities. View them on the Safe Crossings dashboard.
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