Improve Safety on Residential Streets with No Sidewalks

Idea:

Speeding on these types of streets is a major concern to me (who lives on such a street). A reduced speed limit (40) and strategically-placed speed bumps would do a lot to improve safety for children and pedestrians.

Staff Feedback:

Thanks for reaching out. This is an idea that we have been researching and we have been closely watching other cities in Canada that have piloted these types of projects. As for the speed cushion idea, they can be a controversial topic in neighborhoods and can result in considerable delays in emergency services response times. Because of this, we try to install them only in areas with tangible speeding issues identified though speed studies and have the support of the majority of area residents.