ATTACHMENT B - Summary of Changes.pdf

ATTACHMENT B 
SUMMARY OF CHANGES IN CITY OF PHOENIX SPEED LIMITS 
AMENDING SECTION 36-158, SCHEDULE I - LOCAL SPEED LIMITS 
 
 
Prima Facie Speed Limit 25 mph at all times 
to be removed from ordinance 
 
Street Changed 
Segment Changed 
Reason for Change 
Council 
District 
Maryland Avenue 
 
 
43rd Avenue to Black 
Canyon Freeway 
Recommend reduction from 30 mph 
to 25 mph by Traffic Engineer based 
on traffic study and amount of front 
facing homes. 
5 
Osborn Road 
40th Street to 56th 
Street 
Recommend reduction from 30 mph 
to 25 mph by Traffic Engineer based 
on traffic study and amount of front 
facing homes. 
6 
Yorkshire Drive 
43rd Avene to 35th 
Avenue 
Recommend reduction from 35 mph 
to 25 mph by Traffic Engineer based 
on traffic study and amount of front 
facing homes. 
1 
 
Prima Facie Speed Limit 30 mph at all times 
 
Street Changed 
Segment Changed 
Reason for Change 
Council 
District 
Grant Street 
Black Canyon 
Freeway to Lincoln 
Street 
Recommend reduction from 35 mph 
to 30 mph by Traffic Engineer. 
7 & 8 
Lincoln Street 
Grant Street to 7th 
Street 
Recommend reduction from 35 mph 
to 30 mph by Traffic Engineer. 
8 
Verdin Way 
17th Place to Sonoran 
Desert Drive 
Update to incorporate the newly 
constructed roadway into the 
ordinance. 
2 
29th Avenue 
Sonoran Desert Drive 
to Dove Valley Road 
Update to incorporate the newly 
constructed roadway into the 
ordinance. 
2 
55th Avenue 
 
Elliot Road to Olney 
Avenue 
Update to incorporate the newly 
constructed roadway into the 
ordinance. 
8

Prima Facie Speed Limit 35 mph at all times 
 
Street Changed 
Segment Changed 
Reason for Change 
Council 
District 
59th Avenue 
Thomas Road to 
Indian School Road 
Recommend reduction from 40 mph 
to 35 mph by Traffic Engineer. 
 
4 & 5 
 
Prima Facie Speed Limit 40 mph at all times 
 
Street Changed 
Segment Changed 
Reason for Change 
Council 
District 
Deer Valley Drive 
35th Avenue to 0.25 
miles east of 19th 
Avenue 
Recommend reduction from 45 mph 
to 40 mph by Traffic Engineer. 
1 
Dove Valley Road 
51st Avenue to Black 
Canyon Freeway 
Update to incorporate the newly 
constructed roadway into the 
ordinance. 
1 
Dunlap Avenue 
For westbound, 650 
feet +/- west of 29th 
Avenue to 625 +/-
west of 35th Avenue 
Restore 40 mph speed limit between 
7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. to allow for 30 
mph during school arrival and 
dismissal with active speed feedback 
signs. 
1 
Dunlap Avenue 
For eastbound, 545 
feet +/- west of 35th 
Avenue to 30th 
Avenue 
Restore 40 mph speed limit between 
7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. to allow for 30 
mph during school arrival and 
dismissal with active speed feedback 
signs. 
1 
 
Note: All speed limit changes were recommended based on a traffic study and approved by a Traffic 
Engineer.