The San Diego City Council voted Tuesday to lower speed limits on a handful of commercial streets in an effort to promote foot traffic and improve safety.
The move makes use of a state law, AB 43, that gives cities more flexibility over setting speed limits based on safety. Among the streets due to receive speed limits of 20 miles per hour are segments of University Avenue in Hillcrest, 30th Street in North Park and Newport Avenue in Ocean Beach. A handful of other streets will have speed limits lowered to 25 miles per hour…