City news in brief — week of May 15, 2024
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Speeds reduced on four seasonal bike routes
Speed limits have dropped on four seasonal bike routes, starting the first weekend of May.
On Lyndale Drive (from Cromwell Street to Gauvin Street), Wellington Crescent (from Academy Road to Academy Road/Maryland Street) and Churchill Drive (between Hay Street and Jubilee Avenue), the speed limit has been reduced to 30 km/h.
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Vehicular speed limits have been lowered for the cycling season on several Winnipeg cycling routes.
On Kilkenny Drive, between Burgess Avenue and Kings Drive, and on Kings Drive between Kilkenny Drive and Patricia Avenue, the speed limit is 40 km/h.
Speed reduction will be in place 24 hours a day, seven days a week through late October.
Following the City of Winnipeg’s spring clean-up operations, a number of turn requirements will be in place on weekends in May, June, September, and October, and 24-7 through July and August.
For more information, visit winnipeg.ca/seasonalbikeroutes
Input sought for CentrePlan 2050
The City of Winnipeg is currently in the process of drafting a long-term plan that will guide investment and development in downtown Winnipeg for the next 30 years.
The city is hosting an open house on Wednesday, May 15 to share information on the current draft CentrePlan 2050. City officials will also be gathering input regarding potential new uses for Graham Avenue.
The come-and-go open house runs from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Carol Shields Auditorium in the Millennium Library (251 Donald St.).
— Staff