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Traffic & streets — Toronto, Ontario: Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 950, Traffic and Parking

In the City of Toronto, Ontario, traffic & streets rules are set by Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 950, Traffic and Parking, verified 2026-09-25. Reduced speed zones: School speed zones: max 40 km/h on school days; construction zones within 30 km/h designated areas: max 20 km/h. Truck route rule: Heavy trucks prohibited on Schedule XXX highways; exception for deliveries to premises accessible only via that highway. Street obstruction: No stopping alongside or across from any excavation or obstruction in roadway when free flow of traffic impeded.

Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 950, Traffic and Parking adopted bylaw

reduced speed zones	School speed zones: max 40 km/h on school days; construction zones within 30 km/h designated areas: max 20 km/h	§ 950-700B; § 950-701C
truck route rule	Heavy trucks prohibited on Schedule XXX highways; exception for deliveries to premises accessible only via that highway	§ 950-508A
street obstruction	No stopping alongside or across from any excavation or obstruction in roadway when free flow of traffic impeded	§ 950-400B(5)
sidewalk or boulevard use	No person age 14+ may ride bicycle on sidewalk; no e-scooters or micro-utility devices on sidewalk	§ 950-201C(2); § 950-202A; § 950-203A

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Consolidated traffic and parking code for the City of Toronto. Speed limits are set street-by-street in Schedule XXXV (§ 950-700A). School speed zones are 40 km/h during the times listed in Schedule XXXVI, on days when school is regularly held (§ 950-700B). Highways designated as having traffic-calming measures carry a designated 30 km/h speed limit (§ 950-1000B), and § 950-701