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A citywide speed limit of 25 mph would save lives with little effect on trip times

By Guest Columnist REBECCA SERNA, executive director of Atlanta Bicycle Coalition

There are billions of dollars of street, highway, and transit projects coming to the City of Atlanta over the next few decades. But there is one project we could undertake right now. It would save lives and have minimal costs — setting a safer speed limit. We could follow the lead of other cities around the country and the world by setting a consistent citywide speed limit of 25 mph.

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