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4 <br />in the future if additional resources can be devoted to improved enforcement of and education <br />regarding the existing speed limit. <br />30 MPH in a Rural Residential District / 55 MPH in a Rural Residential District <br />within a Gity <br />These are related points. Strictly speaking, the term "Rural Residential District within a city" is <br />a misnomer, as by current Minnesota Statute definition a "Rural Residential District" can only <br />occur in a township. It was understood that what was meant by the question is the following: <br />"For areas within a city that would be defined as Rural Residential District if in a township, is 55 <br />MPH the appropriate speed limit?" <br />The Task Porce members were unanimous; SS is not an appropriate speed limit for a rural <br />residential area within a city. Mi1/DOT recommends that; in tandem with the revised definition <br />for-Rural Residential Districts, a new speed limit should. be-set for this category of roadway. To <br />determine the correct statutory speed for these roadways, several representative speed studies <br />-have been, conducted on Rural Residential District roads. As a result of these studies, it was <br />determined that 35 MPH is the reasonable speed limit on these roads. The Rural Residential <br />District defmition and its accompanying speed limit are proposed to be consistent for all road. <br />- authorities.. <br />Page iii <br />-155- <br />