Speed Management
What is Traffic Calming?
Traffic calming is a general term for various measures aimed at creating safer and more equitable road space. These measures are applied to existing roads that have issues with excessive speed, volumes or conflict between different road users. Effective traffic calming measures make more livable places with better road safety and less traffic impacts, such as noise, congestion and pollution. See Vision Zero for more information on the importance of slower speeds.
How Does it Work?
Recent research has found six main types of traffic calming measures:
- Lane narrowing
- Optical
- Road friction
- Horizontal deflection
- Vertical deflection
- Traffic restriction
Learn more about these types and the common measures for each one in the attached info sheets!
Phases
Final Results!
The Traffic Calming Policy will provide a fair and consistent process to evaluate traffic calming requests from residents and identify appropriate calming measures for implementation if warranted.
The draft policy was introduced to Council at the October 26th meeting. You can view the staff report and draft policy online here: https://bowenisland.civicweb.net/document/233079. Council received community feedback until consideration of adoption at the November 23rd meeting.
At the November 23rd meeting, Council adopted Traffic Calming Policy #20-03! If you would like to request traffic calming in your neighbourhood, you may now submit a request by completing the application form in the Policy: https://bowenisland.civicweb.net/document/235035
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