Unposted speed limit goes from 30 mph to 25 mph in close council vote
Tuesday’s speed-limit vote was one of several traffic-related measures by council member Ford Canale, seen here in 2019. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
By a narrow 7-6 vote, the Memphis City Council has changed the default speed limit on city streets without speed limit signs from 30 miles an hour to 25 miles an hour.
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