I'm in Ward 11 and my councillor replied (bonus: he is opposed to it as well):
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Thank you for your email and comments about lowering the speed limit. Councillor Farkas agrees that 30 km/h is too slow. Although we know 30 km/h saves lives in playground zones, doing it throughout the city could paralyze traffic. He believes the city should focus on problem areas through traffic calming and better engineering, rather than bringing in a city-wide change that may have unintended consequences.
As Children go back to school, he is aware that safety concerns are top of mind for parents and he is happy to continue this conversation in a measured and thoughtful way. He is open to seeing data about the safety outcomes at 40 km/h.
Thank you again for your feedback, I will pass this to Councillor Farkas.
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Not quite the comprehensive reply as Joe Magliocca, but good enough for me that Farkas at least agrees that the proposal is untenable as it stands.