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PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland City Council on Wednesday voted to lower the speed limit from 25 to 20 mph on residential streets.
The city will start changing out signs in February and March, and city leaders say, by April 1, all of the news signs should be in place.
The move will generally affect side streets in residential areas, most of which have a speed limit of 25 mph. Speed limits on busier collector and arterial streets wouldn't change.
The city will also launch a communications campaign as well as speed campaign to inform drivers of the changes.
The speed reduction is part of the city's Vision Zero campaign, an effort to eliminate traffic-related deaths.
Portland Police say enforcement of the new speed limit will be about the same as they regularly enforce in neighborhoods, however, they will perform targeted enforcement when there are complaints in certain areas.
Fatalities have climbed since Portland began the campaign, rising from 37 in 2015 to 45 in 2017.
Information from: The Oregonian/OregonLive