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Traffic Calming
Traffic calming can be defined as physical measures to alter motorist behaviour on a street or street network. Traffic calming also includes traffic management, which involves changing traffic routes or flows within a neighbourhood.
Traffic calming is intended to improve the quality of life for residents on traffic calmed streets, achieve slower speeds for motor vehicles, and increase the safety and the perception of safety for non-motorized users of the street. Traffic calming is also intended to promote increased pedestrian, cycle and transit usage in an effort to help reduce the negative effects of motor vehicles on the environment.
The objective of traffic calming is to achieve uniform driving patterns at reduced travel speeds. That objective is consistent with resident expectations on roads where lower speeds are desired to enhance safety and livability in communities and neighbourhoods. That objective is not tenable on roads where higher speeds are desired. Consequently, physical traffic calming should not be used on roads intended for higher speeds or to move large volumes of traffic such as arterial roads.
Speed cushions and radar speed advisory boards are two temporary traffic calming measures that have proven to be effective in curbing negative driving behavior.
Locations for Speed Cushions and Radar Speed Boards
| Ward |
Speed Cushion Location |
Radar Speed Board Location |
| 1 |
Cook Street north of Grove Street (2 sections)
Arthur Avenue between Nelson Street and Johnson Street (2 sections)
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Bernick Drive west of Duckworth Street
Dunsmore Lane east of Johnson Street
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| 2 |
Donald Street between Wellington Street and Eccles Street (2 sections) |
Toronto Street north of Wellington Street |
| 3 |
Cassandra Avenue between Hanmer Street and Nicole Marie Avenue (1 section)
Daphne Crescent between Janine Street and Cundles Road (2 sections)
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Harding Avenue between Cundles Road and Ferris Lane |
| 4 |
Kozlov Street between Lyfytt Crescent (north) and Lyfytt Crescent (south) (2 sections) |
Shirley Avenue between Wesley Street and Aleda Street
Lillian Crescent between Fleming Crescent and Oren Boulevard
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| 5 |
Letitia Street between Leacock Drive and Anne Street (2 sections)
Irwin Drive between Leacock Drive and Nugent Court (2 sections)
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Ferndale Drive between Dunlop Street and Edgehill Drive |
| 6 |
Cumming Drive between Stapleton Place and Ferndale Drive (2 sections) |
Summerset Drive between Wright Drive and Hawkins Drive |
| 7 |
Twiss Drive (1 section)
Coughlin Drive between Emms Drive and Girdwood Drive (1 section)
Holly Meadow Road (2 sections)
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Mapleton Avenue between Essa Road and White Elm Road
Lougheed Road between Mapleview Drive and Athabaska Road
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| 8 |
Finsbury Street between Lockhart Road and Glenhill Drive (1 section)
Stunden Lane between Mapleview Drive and Patrick Drive (1 section)
Seline Crescent between Mapleview Drive and Patrick Drive (1 section)
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Burton Avenue
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| 9 |
Raquel Street between Dean Avenue and Esther Drive (2 sections)
Loon Avenue between Huronia Road and Chalmers Drive (2 sections)
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Esther Drive between Madelaine Drive and Carley Crescent
Dean Avenue between Madelaine Drive and Grace Crescent
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| 10 |
Grand Forest Drive between Hurst Drive and Big Bay Point Road (1 section) |
Tollendal Mill Road between Minet's Point Road and Gable's Way
The Queensway between Shamrock Lane and Empire Drive
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| Frequently Asked Questions |
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| Where can I learn more about the City’s overall approach to traffic calming? |
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| How can I get a speed cushion installed on my block? |
Answer |
Please refer to the Traffic Calming map to determine if your street would qualify for the temporary traffic calming and then contact your local councilor. |
| Do passenger vehicles tend to use the center of the road when speed cushions are installed? |
Answer |
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If speed cushions are installed properly, passenger vehicles will not be able to avoid them.
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| How do speed cushions impact emergency vehicles? |
Answer |
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When placed properly, cars cannot straddle them but emergency vehicles with wider custom chassis can.
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