HomeMy WebLinkAboutINS-18-003 - Traffic Calming Priority Roadways - 2018REPORT TO: Community and Infrastructure Services Committee
DATE OF MEETING: February 5, 2018
SUBMITTED BY: Ken Carmichael,Interim Director of Transportation Services,
519-741-2200, ext. 7372
PREPARED BY: Steven Ryder, Traffic Technologist, 519-741-2200, ext. 7152
Aaron McCrimmon-Jones, Transportation Planning Project
Manager, 519-741-2200, ext. 7038
WARD(S) INVOLVED: Wards 2, 7 & 9
DATE OF REPORT: January 5, 2018
REPORT NO.: INS-18-003
SUBJECT: Traffic Calming Priority Roadways - 2018
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RECOMMENDATION:
That traffic calming reviews for the following roadways be initiated in 2018:
Patricia Avenue between Victoria Street South and Highland Road West;
McGarry Drive between Westheights Drive and Fischer-Hallman Road;
Old Chicopee Drive between Ottawa Street North and River Road East;
BACKGROUND:
The existing City of Kitchener traffic calming policy was adopted by Council in March
2014 (INS-14-042). The traffic calming policy outlines evaluation criteria that provide a
fair and consistent review of streets, while defining and prioritizing the individual streets
that are most in need of traffic calming, from a traffic safety perspective.
Through budget deliberations, the budget for traffic calming has been approved to
support the provision of traffic calming measures for three (3) traffic calming reviews in
2018. It is anticipated that while these reviews will be initiated in 2018, installation will
likely occur in 2019/2020.
REPORT:
The intent of traffic calming is to reduce vehicle speeds, deter non-residential traffic
from the area and reduce the incidence of collisions, thereby increasing safety for all
users within the right-of-way. The types of traffic calming measures selected depend on
the issues being addressed and the function of the road.
Transportation Services manages a traffic calming priority list. This list includes all
roadways requested for traffic calming, either through arequest from Council or
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Kitchener residents.These streets are reviewed on an annual basis, with respect to
speed, volume, collision, and safety factors. Attached is the current traffic calming
Currently, there are a total of 28 locations that are warranted for traffic calming.
PROPOSED TRAFFIC CALMING REVIEWS:
Patricia Avenue
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Ranked 2 on the warranted traffic calming priority list with 63 points;
Designated as a Local roadway with a posted speed limit of 50 km/h;
2017 85th percentile speed (at which 85% of drivers travel at or below): 58 km/h;
2017 AADT (average annual daily traffic): 3,009 vehicles;
Identified concerns include speeding and traffic volumes, which can be
addressed through the traffic calming review;
McGarry Drive
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Ranked 4on the warranted traffic calming priority list with 57 points;
Designated as a Major Neighbourhood Collector roadway with a posted speed
limit of 40 km/h;
2017 85th percentile speed (at which 85% of drivers travel at or below) 57 km/h;
2017 AADT (average annual daily traffic): 6,674 vehicles;
Identified concerns include speeding and traffic volumes, which can be
addressed through the traffic calming review;
Old Chicopee Drive
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Ranked 5 on the warranted traffic calming priority list with 56 points;
Designated as a Major Neighbourhood Collector roadway with a posted speed
limit of 50 km/h;
2017 85th percentile speed (at which 85% of drivers travel at or below) 61 km/h;
2017 AADT (average annual daily traffic): 3,418 vehicles;
Identified concerns include speeding and traffic volumes, which can be
addressed through the traffic calming review.
Patricia Avenue, McGarry Drive, and Old Chicopee Drive are ranked #2, #4 and #5
respectively on the 2018 Warranted Traffic Calming Priority List.
Stirling Avenue South is ranked #1, but is scheduled for reconstruction in 2018 and
being considered for cycling facilities funded by the Ontario Municipal Commuter
Cycling Program. West Avenue is ranked #3, but is scheduled for trail crossing
improvements in 2018 and is a potential location for apedestrian crossover.It is
recommended that any potential traffic calming review for Stirling Avenue South and
West Avenue be assessed after the implementation of the cycling and pedestrian
crossover facilities.
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PROJECT UPDATE:
There are eight traffic calming reviews that are expected to be implemented in 2018:
Doon Village Road
Doon Mills Drive
Rittenhouse Road
Fallowfield Drive
Parkvale Drive
Sims Estate Drive
Daimler Drive
Max Becker Drive.
ALIGNMENT WITH CITY OF KITCHENER STRATEGIC PLAN:
Strategic Priority:3Safe and Thriving Neighbourhoods.
Strategy:3.2 Create safer streets in our neighbourhoods through new
traffic calming approaches.
Strategic Action:NB39 Traffic Calming
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
Council has allocated $70,000 each for the completion of three (3) traffic calming
reviews in 2018. This budget will be applied to the planning, design, and installation of
traffic calming measures.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:
Residents located along the proposed roadways, and in the surrounding catchment
areas, will be engaged by way of a minimum of two (2) public meetings, two (2) surveys,
and other forms of communication.Each project will be assigned a project manager
who will be a single point of contact for residents throughout the course of the traffic
calming review.
INFORM
advance of the council / committee meeting.
ACKNOWLEDGED BY: Justin Readman, Interim Executive Director
Infrastructure Services Department
Attached:
Appendix A 2018 Warranted Traffic Calming Priority List
Appendix B Patricia Avenue Proposed Traffic Calming Study Area
Appendix CMcGarry Drive Proposed Traffic Calming Study Area
Appendix D Old Chicopee Drive Proposed Traffic Calming Study Area
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Appendix A
2018 Warranted
Traffic Calming
Priority List
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Appendix B Patricia Avenue Proposed Traffic Calming Study Area
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Appendix C McGarry Drive Proposed Traffic Calming Study Area
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Appendix D Old Chicopee Drive Proposed Traffic Calming Study Area
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