Traffic Calming Policy Update

Council and staff have identified some possible improvement to the Traffic Calming Process (please see FAQs), based on process review and data analysis. In addition, over the years, some minor changes have occurred in the practice of applying the Traffic Calming Policy, due to specific circumstances and events with past projects. Some of the proposed changes in this category would formalize practices that have proved to be more effective. 

Prior to updating the policy, we would like to hear public opinion on each of the change areas.

There are six (6) survey questions for this category under the following headings: 

1. Annual Priority List
2. Formalize Temporary Implementations
3. Public Response Rate
4. Public Survey Distribution
5. Re-evaluation Timeline
6. Cul-de-sacs and Crescents/P-loops

Each survey question has a brief background explaining the context and what the current policy says followed by a choice question. All questions are voluntary. If you have any questions or comments about the survey, please use the Questions and Comments tool.

To better allow the City of St. John's to balance the needs of residents, an update is proposed to how new traffic calming projects are selected, evaluated, and prioritized.

The following six (6) potential areas for improvement were identified and are included as survey questions: 

1. Traffic Volume Threshold
2. Non-Local Traffic Volume
3. Interrelated Factors
4. Target Speed
5. Street Context
6. New Development/Rehab Work

Although this part of the survey is a bit technical; the City would still like to hear public preferences on each of these policy change areas. Each survey question has a brief background explaining the context and what the current policy says followed by a choice question. All questions are voluntary. If you have any questions or comments about the survey, please use the Questions and Comments tool.