Bill > H3100

This bill proposes to amend existing Massachusetts General Laws, specifically Chapter 90, to establish clearer speed limits within urban districts on public ways. It introduces a definition for "functionally classified local road," which refers to roads designated by the Federal Highway Administration's system as having the lowest mobility, primarily serving local access and connecting to other roads. The bill then defines "urban district" as areas along these functionally classified local roads that are either built up with businesses or have dwelling houses spaced less than 100 feet apart on average for at least an eighth of a mile. Crucially, the bill amends Section 17 of Chapter 90 to specify that speed limits for business districts do not apply to urban districts, and it sets a new maximum speed limit of 25 miles per hour within an urban district, which applies for a distance of 50 yards.