Findings of traffic speed study serve as basis for City Commission vote
With a unanimous vote on March 23, upon first reading of the proposed ordinance, the Sarasota city commissioners approved the lowering of the city’s speed limits from 25 mph to 20 mph on all local roadways on which a traffic study showed that 85% of the vehicles using those roads were traveling at or below 20 mph.
Traffic calming measures will be proposed in the future on those roads where 85% of the traffic was found to exceed 20 mph, as noted in the ordinance the board members addressed.
Further, the speed limit will be set at 35 mph on collector and arterial roads, except for the interstate connectors and U.S. 301 from 17th Street north to the city limits, the ordinance says…