Erin Woods Traffic Calming Project

About the project:

In 2015, a community traffic issue identified by the Erin Woods Community Association was selected for a traffic calming project. The City collected data on pedestrian safety and vehicle speeds in the community. Based on the number of locations identified, Erin Woods was selected for a traffic calming project and to pilot new traffic calming curbs throughout the community.

City staff worked with the Erin Woods Community Association residents to develop a traffic calming plan to address concerns regarding the safety of people walking and cycling throughout the community and to reduce the speeds of drivers. This included placing temporary traffic calming devices in the roadway and two phases of community engagement.

The pilot ended in the fall of 2018. Using community feedback, data collected throughout the pilot and technical information, an updated traffic calming plan was created. As with the traffic calming plan for the pilot, the updated traffic calming plan will improve the safety of people travelling through the community. The traffic calming plan for the end of the pilot was presented to the community of Erin Woods at their May 2019 Annual General Meeting. The City is now implementing the updated traffic calming plan.