The stretch of Highland Road between Fairbairn Street and Chemong Road is now going to be a 40-km/h zone.
That was just one of a bunch of traffic calming measures endorsed by Peterborough city council at its meeting on Monday night.
Traffic calming measures are usually applied in locations experiencing excessive vehicle speed and/or high volumes of shortcutting traffic.
Here is a list:
Recommendations for Highland Road between Chemong Road and Fairbairn Street include:
-Reduce the speed limit on Highland Road to 40 kilometres per hour between Fairbairn Street and Chemong Road;
-Install speed cushions on Highland Road (four sets);
-Install raised crosswalk on Highland Road west of Donegal Street and relocate “SCHOOL CROSSING” signs;
-Extend the sidewalk along the south side of Highland Road west of Donegal Street to match the location of the raised crosswalk; and
-Install pavement markings and signs.
Recommendations for High Street between Lansdowne and Sherbrooke streets include:
-Re-designate High Street, between Chamberlain Street and Sherbrooke Street, from a High Capacity Collector Road to Low Capacity Collector Road to better reflect the local character of the street;
-Convert High Street to one-way southbound between Sherbrooke Street and Frank Street;
-Install temporary barrier treatments (delineators and curbs) along High Street on the west side between Sherbrooke Street and north of Brunswick Avenue and on the east side between north of Brunswick Avenue and Frank Street to narrow the roadway and create pedestrian space;
-Reconfigure the High Street and Frank Street intersection to restrict northbound through traffic;
-Install speed cushions on High Street (one set) at the top of the hill to slow traffic down before it reaches the hill;
-Install Level 2 Type D pedestrian crossover at High Street and Chamberlain Street (south) intersection (south leg) to facilitate access to park and the new splash pad;
-Implement no stopping restrictions between Brown Street and Chamberlain Street to improve pedestrian visibility at the new crossover;
-Reduce the speed limit on High Street to 40 kilometres per hour between Sherbrooke Street and Chamberlain Street; and
-Install pavement markings, stop bars, crosswalks and signs.
Recommendations for the Whitefield Drive-Silverdale Road-Golfview Road area include:
-Staff recommends that the City modify the curb radii at Golfview Road and Whitefield Drive intersection (northeast corner) in order to properly realign the intersection and the crosswalk on a permanent basis;
-Install centre line pavement markings on Golfview Road, and Whitefield Drive;-
Reposition the stop sign and install a stop bar and crosswalk (ladder crossing) pavement markings at Golfview Road and Whitefield Drive intersection (north leg). Reconstruct the sidewalk connections to match the new crosswalk location; and
-Implement an education and enforcement program for the area including provision of traffic calming lawn signs to interested residents, to raise awareness in the community.
