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Saskatoon is headed down a road with the potential for lower speed limits on residential streets.

City council voted narrowly on Monday night to move forward with developing a controversial plan to change speed limits. Coun. Bev Dubois stressed there is no specific speed limit mandated.

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The 6-5 vote endorsed having the administration “develop a detailed framework for revising posted speed limits on neighbourhood streets.”

Council also approved examining school zones and the possibility of playground zones, and addressing speeding and safety in areas where a lot of seniors live.

“I’m very eager to see us pursue the opportunity for playground zones,” Coun. Hilary Gough said Monday night.

Council and the public are not expected to see a report on the matter for about a year.

The City of Saskatoon’s acting general manager of transportation and utilities, Angela Gardiner, said the lower speed limits would not apply to major arterial roads. Not every street with a residence on it meets the city’s criteria to be classified as a residential street, she noted.