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REPORT TO: Community and Infrastructure Services Committee
DATE OF MEETING: March 17, 2014
SUBMITTED BY: Justin Readman, Director of Transportation Services
PREPARED BY: Danny Pimentel, Traffic Technologist (741-2200 ext. 7371)
WARD(S) INVOLVED: Ward 2
DATE OF REPORT: February 28, 2014
REPORT NO.: INS-14-028
SUBJECT: MORGAN AVENUE - TRAFFIC CALMING FOLLOW UP
REVIEW
RECOMMENDATIONS:
That the existing five (5) speed humps and two (2) raised crosswalks be maintained
permanently on Morgan Avenue between River Road And Fairway Road.
BACKGROUND:
Transportation Services had received requests from residents of the Morgan Avenue
Community on numerous occasions in the past to review the existing traffic conditions on
Morgan Avenue. According to the concerns indicated, traffic using Morgan Avenue is speeding,
creating concerns regarding traffic and pedestrian safety. In August 2008, a traffic calming
review was initiated for Morgan Avenue with the intent to reduce vehicle speeds, deter
nonresidential traffic from the area and reduce the incidence of collisions, thereby increasing
safety for all users within the right of way.
The first public meeting was held in November 2008. Residents were invited to review the data
regarding vehicle speeds, traffic volumes and collisions as well as provide their input on the traffic
issues in the neighbourhood. In June 2009, a second public meeting was held to present four (4)
design options (including a do-nothing option) to the residents of Morgan Avenue. 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 five (5) speed humps installed in the fall of 2009, one (1)
raised crosswalk installed in the spring of 2010 and one (1) raised crosswalk installed in the fall of
2012, all on Morgan Avenue. Approval of the preferred alternative was received through report
DTS-09-124 in September 2009.
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REPORT:
As part of the review of the traffic calming measures along Morgan Avenue, Transportation
Services has compared the data for speeds, traffic volumes and collisions based on conditions
both before and after the traffic calming installation.
In September 2013, updated traffic volume and speed data was collected for Morgan Avenue, in
order to determine the effectiveness of the traffic calming measures. The results of these studies
are summarized in the table below:
Morgan Avenue -Volumes and Speeds
Volumes Speeds (km/h)
Count Station Date
Location EB WB Total Change EB WB AVG Change
Between Fairway 2008 1760 2125 3885 60.4 58.8 59.6
Rd N and Southill -22.3% -36.1%
Dr 20 p3 1427 1590 3017 39.1* 37.1* 38.1
Between Southill 2008 1390 1704 3094 62.1 60.1 61.1
Dr and -18.6% -22.6%
Pepperwood Cres 2013 1195 1324 2519 48.5 46.1 47.3
Between 2008 1002 1301 2303 56.5 54.7 55.6
Greendale Cres -37.3% - -20.0%
and Berwick PI 2013 659 786 1445 44.9 44.0 44.5
Sept 1032 1363 2395 55.8 59.2 57.5
Between Berwick 2008
PI and River Rd E Sept -41.8% -26.3%
631 764 1395 41.1 43.6 42.4
2013
*NOTE:speed study was located directly on the speed hump in front of Howard Robertson Public School
This follow up study indicates that, since the implementation of traffic calming measures on Morgan
Avenue, both vehicle speeds and volumes have reduced significantly
In the three (3) years prior to the implementation of the traffic calming measures (2006 through
2008) there were thirteen (13) motor vehicle collisions along Morgan Avenue between Fairway
Road North and Berwick Place, for a collision rate of 4.3 per year. In the two years since the
implementation of six of the traffic calming measures (2011 through 2012, between Fairway Road
North and Berwick Place) there has been seven (7) motor vehicle collisions resulting in a collision
rate of 3.5 per year.
Overall, this is a reduction in the collision rate by 1.5 collisions per year.
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Transportation Services conducted a follow-up resident survey as part of the traffic calming plan
for Morgan Avenue. In November 2013, a survey package was mailed out to all Morgan Avenue
residents, in order 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 40 of the 307
residents surveyed, and the results are as follows:
Total Survey Results:
Residents in support of maintaining the existing traffic calming 38 (95%)
Residents not in support of maintaining the existing traffic calming 2 (5%)
Total 40 of 307 (13% response rate)
Based on the results above, it appears that there is neighbourhood support to maintain the
existing traffic calming measures on Morgan Avenue. Accordingly, Transportation Services
recommends that the existing traffic calming measures be retained on Morgan Avenue.
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 costs associated with the recommendation.
COMMUNICATIONS:
Residents of Morgan Avenue 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. The approved plan was supported by the majority of
responding residents through a formal resident survey.
Attach.
■ Map of Traffic Calming Measures
Pauline Houston, Deputy CAO
ACKNOWLEDGED BY: Infrastructure Services Department
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Morgan Avenue
Traffic Calming Measures
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LEGEND
Speed Hump
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