CITY SPEED PILOT PROJECT
LIFTS OFF ON SELECT STREETS
TRAFFIC on some Winnipeg roads will soon need to slow down.
The City of Winnipeg will reduce the speed limit to 30 km/h from 50 km/h on
sections of four local streets known as “neighbourhood greenways,” with the
first changes starting Monday.
Between July 12 and 23, city crews will install new speed limit signs,
speed humps and intersection controls along the routes to support the
slower speed limit for a one-year pilot project.
The changes will begin this week along Machray Avenue (between Fife and
Main streets) and Powers Street (between Dufferin and Partridge avenues).
The speed will begin to drop during the week of July 19 on Eugenie Street
(from St. Mary’s Road to Youville Street) and Warsaw Avenue (from Thurso
Street to Pembina Highway).
Once new speed limit signs are posted, they will take effect immediately.
As the popularity of electric bikes (e-bikes) continues to grow in North
America, the B.C. government has eliminated the PST on e-bikes and
e-trikes, as announced in Budget 2021.
“We have removed the PST on e-bikes to help people save money,” said Selina
Robinson, Minister of Finance. “This is just one of the ways our government
is encouraging people of all ages to make the switch to an
electric-assisted bicycle that will ease commuting pressures and help the
environment.”
The PST exemption on e-bikes and e-tricycles is a component of building a
greener, stronger economy as part of CleanBC. Budget 2021 includes $36
million over the next three years for active transportation infrastructure,
such as bike lanes, sidewalks, lighting improvements and multi-use pathways.
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