In summer 2024, the City reduced speed limits on local streets from 30 to 25 miles per hour, unless posted otherwise.
Local streets are intended for low speed, short trips between residences and the larger roadway system. Since these streets provide direct access to homes and residences in Bloomington, they are the heart of the community and need to be safe and welcoming for pedestrians, bicyclists and cars.
The City was able to make this change to local streets after the state legislature granted cities the authority to change speed limits on roadways within their systems in 2019. Prior to that, the Department of Transportation was solely responsible for establishing speed limits on roadways in Minnesota.
Speed limits were also updated on larger roads in Bloomington except for those operated by Hennepin County. Counties were not granted the same permissions to set speed limits by the state.
Watch for these new speed limits, which are now being enforced and stay safe.
