David Staples: It's time for lower residential speed limits

Edmonton motorists are going to get lower speed limits on residential streets — that’s a certainty and a good thing.
There are many sound arguments for such a move and there’s also broad support from the public and city council.
But it’s also a near-certainty that this debate is going to be fierce. I doubt a compromise can be found that won’t enrage either drivers who want residential limits to stay at 50 km/h or cycling, pedestrian and transit activists who went th