Speed limits will soon be lowered on parts of 20 streets in Concord following a recent vote by the City Council.

City engineers conducted a survey of speed and collision data and roadway conditions ahead of the council’s Aug. 27 decision, which affects parts of main thoroughfares in the city like Clayton Road, Concord Avenue, Kirker Pass Road and Port Chicago Highway.

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Dan McMenamin is the managing editor at Bay City News, directing daily news coverage of the 12-county greater Bay Area. He has worked for BCN since 2008 and has been managing editor since 2014 after previously serving as BCN’s San Francisco bureau reporter. A UC Davis graduate, he came to BCN after working for a newspaper and nonprofit in the Davis area. He handles staffing, including coaching of our interns, day-to-day coverage decisions and management of the newswire.