Lower speed limits will take effect on various roads throughout the city on July 1 under a new ordinance adopted by the Encinitas City Council.

The ordinance was adopted via a second reading on June 12 after being introduced and discussed by the City Council in late May. It adopts elements of Assembly Bill 43, which allows cities to lower speed limits on certain types of roads.

Over the past year, city leaders have been working to identify streets where lower speeds are most needed. They calculated areas with frequent collisions, those near schools and educational centers, and roads with high concentrations of bicycles and pedestrians.

The ordinance also allows a speed decrease of 5 mph along Safety Corridor streets or roadways where the highest number of collisions have occurred. Only 20% of the city’s roadways can be designated as Safety Corridors under the ordinance.