Increasing road safety remains a priority for the Town of Milton as Town Council has voted to enable more traffic calming initiatives.
At the Monday, March 6 meeting, Council approved an update to the Town’s Traffic Calming Policy. Traffic calming, which uses mainly physical measures to reduce the negative effects of motor vehicle use, can make neighbourhoods significantly safer and more livable.
“If we work together, we can keep Milton roads safe for everyone,” says Milton Mayor Gord Krantz. “It’s important to review our policies, and update them when required so that Milton moves together.”
The policy outlines the use of traffic calming measures in residential areas, to address concerns about traffic speeding and excessive volume in a fair and efficient manner.
To date, Town Staff has implemented the following traffic calming measures:
- Pilot projects for a 40 kilometre per hour neighbourhood and 30 km/h in school zones
- Nine new Community Safety Zones (speeding fines doubled and required for future Automated Speed Enforcement)
- 10 new pedestrian crossovers
- Education and outreach through the Milton Moves Together campaign in partnership with Halton Police and school boards.
When considering traffic calming, the policy evaluates traffic volumes, traffic speeds, short-cutting traffic, collisions, sidewalks and pedestrian use. Council recently agreed to lower the threshold required for traffic speed and volume in this evaluation, enabling more opportunities for approved traffic calming initiatives within the community
Residents can submit requests for implementing physical traffic calming (like speed bumps) on local and collector Town roads. Traffic calming applications available on the Town website are accepted from January 1st to September 30th each year, for implementation the following year.
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