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REPORT T0: Community and Infrastructure Services Committee
DATE OF MEETING: June 20, 2011
SUBMITTED BY: John McBride, Director of Transportation Planning
PREPARED BY: Dave Seller, Traffic Technologist (741-2369)
WARD(S) INVOLVED: Ward 4
DATE OF REPORT: June 7, 2011
REPORT NO.: INS-11-049
SUBJECT: OLD CARRIAGE DRIVE -TRAFFIC CALMING FOLLOW UP
REVIEW
RECOMMENDATIONS:
That the traffic calming measures (four (4) speed humps) on Old Carriage Drive between
Pioneer Drive to Homer Watson Boulevard remain in place and further;
That the pedestrian refuge island on Pioneer Drive approximately 50 metres north of Old
Carriage Drive remain in place.
BACKGROUND:
Transportation Planning had received requests from residents of Old Carriage Drive to review
the existing traffic conditions. According to the concerns indicated, vehicular speeds and short-
cutting traffic were the most prevalent. Report DTS-07-011, approved in January 2007,
recommended that a formal traffic calming review be conducted for Old Carriage Drive.
The first public meeting was held in May 2007. Residents were invited to review the data
regarding vehicle speeds, traffic volume data and collisions as well as provide their input about
the traffic issues in the neighbourhood. In March 2008, a second public meeting was held to
present five (5) design options (including a do-nothing option) to the residents of Old Carriage
Drive. A preferred alternative was identified and feedback was requested from residents in order
to determine if the community, as a whole, supported the recommendations.
The preferred alternative consisted of installing four (4) speed humps along the entire length of
Old Carriage Drive and installing a one (1) pedestrian refuge island on Pioneer Drive near the
intersection of Old Carriage Drive. This plan was well-received by the residents. A final traffic
calming recommendation, based on this plan, was submitted to Council in May 2008 (DTS-08-
100). The recommended traffic calming measures were installed in the fall of 2008.
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REPORT:
As part of the review of the traffic calming measures along Old Carriage Drive, Transportation
Planning has compared the data for speeds, traffic volumes and collisions, based on conditions
observed both before and after the traffic calming installation. The results are as follows:
Old Carriage Drive -Traffic Volumes and Speeds
Count Station Locations
Date Traffic Volumes Speeds (kmlh)
E B WB Total Change EB W B Average Change
Btwn: Pioneer Drive and 2006 1,865 2,174 4,039
-52% 58 59 59
29%
Old Carriage Court 2010 694 1,230 1, 924 43 4 0 42
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Court 2010 629 1,171 1,800 - 48 45 46 -
NOTE: 85th percentile speed is the speed at which 85% of vehicles are travelling at or below.
The collision history along Old Carriage Drive was reviewed before and after the traffic calming
measures were installed and the following are the results.
In the four (4) years prior to the implementation of the traffic calming measures (January 2003 to
December 2006) there were fifteen (15) reported motor vehicle collisions along Old Carriage
Drive, for a collision rate of 3.8 collisions per year. In the two years since the implementation of
the traffic calming measures (January 2009 to December 2010) there have been eight (8)
reported motor vehicle collisions resulting in a collision rate of 4.0 per year. The study results
indicate that the implementation of traffic calming on Old Carriage Drive has had no negative
effects towards collisions.
Based on this data, it can be concluded that both traffic volumes and speeds on Old Carriage
Drive have declined significantly since the traffic calming installation in 2008.
Transportation Planning conducted afollow-up neighbourhood survey in March 2011 as part of
the traffic calming plan for Old Carriage Drive to gauge community support for the traffic calming
measures. The survey package included the results of the traffic studies performed both before
and after the installation, as discussed in this report. Responses were received from a total of
27 of the 70 properties surveyed, and the results are as follows:
Total Survey Results:
Residents in support of maintaining the existing traffic calming 24 (89%)
Residents not in support of maintaining the existing traffic calming 3 (11 %)
Total 27 of 70 (39% response rate)
Based on the results above, the neighbourhood is in support of maintaining the existing traffic
calming measures on Old Carriage Drive. Accordingly, Transportation Planning recommends
that the existing traffic calming measures be retained on Old Carriage Drive.
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ALIGNMENT WITH CITY OF KITCHENER STRATEGIC PLAN:
The recommendations of this report align with the City of Kitchener's People Plan, supporting a
Culture of Safety and Wellbeing.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no additional costs to maintain the existing traffic calming measures.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:
Residents of Old Carriage Drive have been involved in this traffic calming review through the
entire process. This includes confirmation with the residents to initiate the review, conducting
two (2) public meetings with the residents to gain input on the issues at hand, as well as to
receive feedback on proposed solutions.
ACKNOWLEDGED BY: Pauline Houston, Deputy CAO
Infrastructure Services Department
Attachments: Speed Hump Location Map
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