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Irvine introduces ordinance to lower posted speed limits across dozens of streets
Summary
Council introduced and unanimously approved for first reading an ordinance updating the city's engineering and traffic survey to establish or reduce posted speed limits on 126 roadway segments, citing AB 43 and state guidance as authority to lower limits in safety corridors and areas with high pedestrian and bicycle use.
The Irvine City Council on Feb. 25 introduced an ordinance (first reading) directing amendments to the city’s engineering and traffic survey that will establish or reduce posted speed limits on 126 roadway segments across the city. The measure passed 5–0 on first reading.
The change follows state guidance in Assembly Bill 43 (AB 43) and the California Vehicle Code, which staff said gives cities greater ability to set lower, enforceable speed limits where conditions warrant. Wyatt Singh, administrator for the city’s traffic engineering team, told the council the 2024 survey reviewed 126 segments: 38 will maintain current limits, six will have a…
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