foreword - City of Pickering

City of Pickering January 2003
Traffic Calming Policy
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been met the request will be forwarded to the Safer Streets Traffic Calming Review Committee
for approval. The review by the committee is instrumental at this stage of the approval process
as it proposed to be made of a representative from each of the following areas:
Fire
Police
Ambulance
Transit
Planning & Development
Roads Section
Traffic Section
Resident Appointed from Ward 1
Resident Appointed from Ward 2
Resident Appointed from Ward 3
By involving all of the above disciplines in the initial request and review stage, specific concerns
will be raised that may be able to be accommodated in the future design plan. The safer streets
traffic calming review committee will also have the authority to deny a request based on such
implications as unacceptable effects on emergency response times, transit safety, roads
maintenance, transportation planning and management, etc. A resident from each Ward of the
City will also sit on the committee, as they will represent an equitable human side to the request
and review process.
If approved by the Safer Streets Traffic Calming Review Committee, the request will be then be
coordinated by staff of the Traffic Section. These duties will include the formation of a
Neighbourhood Traffic Calming Committee with residents of the specific area and the design of
a proposed plan. The Safer Streets Traffic Calming Review Committee will review the design
plan prior to it being recommended to City Council for approval and implementation.
5.0 EVALUATION CRITERIA
Following the receipt of a completed “Traffic Calming Application”, as is provided in this policy
as Figure 2, staff of the Traffic Section will undertake a number of studies to qualify and further
define the extent of the problem reported. These studies will include technical speed and volume
reviews and a checklist of other pertinent factors that may or may not substantiate the need for
traffic calming measures on a particular street. The “Checklist” as provided in this policy as
Figure 3 will include such review and comparison items as:
85 th Percentile Vehicle Speed
Posted Speed Limit
Roadway Grade
Traffic Volume
Length of Street
Collision Experience
Presence of Pedestrian Generators
Dedicated Transit Route
Primary Emergency Response Route