In August 2024, the City reduced speed limits on local streets to 25 miles per hour, unless posted otherwise.
Driving slower is good for you and your neighbors. This change makes neighborhood roads safer by reducing the likelihood of crashes and injuries from crashes. It also increases safety for pedestrians and cyclists.
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. Learn more about the shift to slower speed on residential roads at blm.mn/go25.
Get your free yard sign!
Yard signs are available to help promote awareness of Bloomington’s 25 mph speed limit on residential streets. Stop by the Information Desk at Civic Plaza, 1800 W. Old Shakopee Road to pick up your free yard sign. Signs will also be available at community events and at other locations around the city. The free yard signs educating the public about speed limits are temporary and are a permitted use if placed on the owner’s property. These signs should not be placed in the City’s rights of way which includes within 10 feet of the curb or intersection, or in public parks or public areas.
