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Council’s transportation committee voted Wednesday to direct administration to engage with citizens and businesses on options to re-evaluate speed limits on all but Calgary’s busiest roads.

Three options are on the table, including an overall reduction to 30 km/h on both residential and collector roads (roads that move traffic from local streets to major thoroughfares), 40 km/h for both, or 30 km/h on residential roads and 50 km/h on collector roads.

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Pending council’s go-ahead next month, city staff will examine the options along with members of the public and produce a report, along with recommendations to council, by June 2020.

The public engagement process will cost about $200,000, administration told members of the committee.

“If you look at one collision with an injury, it’s a minimum of $250,000 cost to society, so I think this is money well spent,” said Coun. Druh Farrell.

“It helps us change the way we build our communities. That is the No. 1 benefit from this.”