UP TO PROVINCE

FOR SPEED CHANGE

https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2026/03/17/around-city-hall-14

A PROPOSAL to reduce Winnipeg’s default driving speed to 40 kilometres per hour from 50 km/h will move forward to a council vote next year, provided the province gets on board.

Council’s executive policy committee voted Tuesday in favour of asking the provincial government to change the Highway Traffic Act to give the city the power to change the default speed limit in the city.

With that approval, city staff recommend council reduce the default speed limit to 40 km/h for residential streets and “minor collector” streets. The public service will be asked to report back in one year with an update on the request to the province.

While the proposal moved forward, councillors were mixed on the possibility of reducing speeds on Winnipeg streets at Tuesday’s meeting.

“I don’t believe the province will support this, but prove me wrong,” Coun. Evan Duncan (Charleswood-Tuxedo-Westwood) said.