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Winnipeggers hoping to walk or run on the City’s Open Streets active transportation routes will need to switch to cycling or stay on the sidewalk when the initiative re-launches on over a dozen streets in May.
Last April, to encourage residents to get outside during the pandemic, the City opened its four Sunday/holiday active transportation routes for daily use. Vehicle traffic was restricted to one block at a time between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Five additional routes were opened in June. This year, according to a public service report, pedestrians will have to stay off roadways due to section 143 (1) of Manitoba’s Highway Traffic Act, which prohibits pedestrians from using roads when a sidewalk is present.
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Safer CBD speed starts next week
Hobart’s city centre will be a safer place from Monday, when a 40km/h vehicle speed limit comes into effect.
Lord Mayor Anna Reynolds said the change coincided with students returning to school, providing an extra incentive to slow down in the city.
“This small speed reduction of just 10km/h can make a big difference to the safety of pedestrians and cyclists – including school students moving around our city,” Cr Reynolds said. “It will also likely reduce the number of crashes that cause traffic snarls and millions of dollars’ worth of damage every year.
By Alberto Garcia and Andrea Lopez-Villafana
The San Diego City Council last week approved a $30.2 million project that will retrofit 14,000 street lights to LED units, but the program also includes 3,200 surveillance camera and microphone units that were discreetly referred to as “sensor nodes.” The project has been described as the world’s largest smart city Internet of Things (IoT) sensor platform.
During presentations at the City’s Infrastructure Committee on June 29, as well as before the full City Council on July 17, city staff from the Environmental Services Department described the project as an “Intelligent Cities Outdoor Lighting Program” with the stated goal of supporting the City’s Climate Action Plan.