Calm Streets PTBO

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Project Overview

The City of Peterborough launched the “Calm Streets PTBO” initiative in 2020. Through this initiative, a new Traffic Calming Policy and Toolkit were developed to guide how City staff consider requests for traffic calming measures made by residents on Local Streets, Low Capacity Collectors, and High Capacity Collectors in residential neighbourhoods within Peterborough. The Traffic Calming project also resulted in a Toolkit (or menu) of solutions that the City will consider for use in Traffic Calming projects.

Traffic Calming Policy Report: This report includes details about the traffic calming policy, the process, the tool kit and relevant background information about the traffic calming study.
Pilot Study Report: This report provides details about the five pilot traffic calming studies.
The Traffic Calming Request Form provides a way for community members with the opportunity to suggest future traffic calming study areas. You can also review the process of how a Traffic Calming Request is assessed by City staff.
Traffic Calming in Peterborough is a map of the status of all traffic calming studies across the City,

Phase 1 - Project Update

The trial period for the phase 1 temporary measures has concluded. Study neighbourhood residents will be receiving a package in the mail during October of 2023 with the results of the evaluation as well as a final survey. This survey will determine whether or not residents would like to make the traffic calming measures permanent in their neighbourhood. Due to available staff resources, the survey will be rolled out to both the Auburn Street/Dunlop Street neighbourhood and the Franklin Drive neighbourhood first, with the Sherburne Street neighbourhood and the Westridge Drive/Cherryhill Road neighbourhood to follow.

Two additional public open houses will be held to discuss any final issues with the proposed plans before the survey is closed.

Phase 2 - Project Update

The recommendations for traffic calming on the following streets were approved by the Council.

High Street between Lansdowne Street and Sherbrooke Street
Highland Road between Chemong Road and Fairbairn Street
Whitefield Drive, Golfview Road, and Silverdale Road

Trial / temporary traffic calming measures will be implemented on High Street and Highland Road study areas in fall 2023 and spring 2024.

Project Overview

Traffic Calming Policy Report: This report includes details about the traffic calming policy, the process, the tool kit and relevant background information about the traffic calming study.
Pilot Study Report: This report provides details about the five pilot traffic calming studies.
The Traffic Calming Request Form provides a way for community members with the opportunity to suggest future traffic calming study areas. You can also review the process of how a Traffic Calming Request is assessed by City staff.
Traffic Calming in Peterborough is a map of the status of all traffic calming studies across the City,