Thank you to everyone who participated in the neighbourhood surveys for Phase 2. City of Peterborough staff are currently reviewing the results and will present a report to Council with recommendations on whether to proceed with a trial version of the traffic calming plans based on community support.

The Phase 2 Neighbourhood Traffic Calming Study recommendations will be at General Committee at its meeting of Monday, July 18. Recommendations from this General Committee meeting proceed to City Council on Monday, July 25.

The City of Peterborough (City) has developed traffic calming proposals for three neighbourhoods as part of its Calm Streets PTBO Program. The City is surveying area residents to assess interest in implementing the proposed plan(s) for their neighbourhood. City staff will tabulate the survey responses to determine the level of support and present the findings to City Council this spring for approval.

You can review the proposed traffic calming plans as follows:

• High Street between Sherbrooke Street and Lansdowne Street (Ward 1)
• Highland Road between Fairbairn Street and Chemong Road (Ward 5)
• Whitefield Drive, Silverdale Road, and Golfview Road (Ward 1)

Properties in the three areas have been mailed information about the study, a copy of the proposed traffic calming plan(s) for their neighbourhood, and a survey questionnaire (with a pre-paid postage return envelope). Residents who received a survey in the mail are asked to provide their feedback in one of two ways:

1. Complete the survey online (PREFERRED). Please note! To complete the online version, you must enter the unique Survey Number found in the top right corner of the printed survey questionnaire you received in the mail.
2. Fill in the paper copy of the survey questionnaire and mail it back to the City in the return envelope provided.

Only residents in the study area with a unique Survey Number are eligible to participate. Only one response per property will be accepted.

Please complete and return the survey by May 23, 2022.

If you reside in the study area and did not receive a survey in the mail, or if you have any questions about the survey, please contact calmstreetsPTBO@peterborough.ca

The City of Peterborough is working to address community concerns about traffic as it continues Phase 2 of Calm Streets PTBO, studying an additional three areas to establish potential traffic calming solutions. The City will be hosting an additional workshop for the Whitefield, Silverdale, and Golfview study area on April 5^th, 2022 at 6:30 PM. The purpose of this meeting is to:

• Present and gather feedback on the revised draft traffic calming plan, prepared in response to comments received at the last neighbourhood meeting held on March 1, 2022
• Answer questions from the community

View the updated traffic calming proposal

Individuals must register to attend the virtual workshop. Individuals who live, work, or own property in the study area will be prioritized to participate; however, the meetings are open to the general public to attend. Individuals can register for the meeting below.

Whitefield Drive, Golfview Road, and Silverdale Road Study Area

Date: Tuesday April 5, 2022

Time: 6:30 PM

Register for the meeting

Individuals who wish to receive updates about the Phase 2 studies are encouraged to sign-up for updates using the “Subscribe” feature located at the top right corner of this page.

The City of Peterborough is working to address community concerns about traffic as it continues Phase 2 of Calm Streets PTBO, studying an additional three areas to establish potential traffic calming solutions. The City will be hosting the second round of virtual public workshops on Zoom for residents of each study area in March 2022. The purpose of these meetings is to:

• Provide information about the Calm Streets PTBO program
• Discuss comments and questions received during the first round of the workshop in January 2022
• Present and gather feedback on the draft traffic calming plan
• Answer questions from the community

Individuals must register to attend a virtual workshop – the meetings will prioritize the participation of individuals who live, work, or own property in the study area; however, the meetings are open to the general public to attend. The meetings will take place on the following dates:

Whitefield Drive, Golfview Road, and Silverdale Road Study Area

Date: Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Time: 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Register for the meeting

Highland Road Study Area (between Chemong Road and Fairbairn Street)

Date: Thursday, March 3, 2022
Time: 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Register for the meeting

High Street Study Area (between Lansdowne Street and Sherbrooke Street)

Date: Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Time: 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Register for the meeting

Individuals who wish to receive updates about the Phase 2 studies are encouraged to sign-up for updates using the “Subscribe” feature located at the top right corner of this page.

The City of Peterborough continues to address community concerns about traffic as it begins Phase 2 of Calm Streets PTBO, studying an additional three areas to establish potential traffic calming opportunities. The City will be hosting a virtual public workshop on Zoom for residents of each study area in January 2022. The purpose of these meetings is to:

• Introduce Calm Streets PTBO
• Report back on traffic issues identified in the neighbourhood
• Gather feedback on potential traffic calming opportunities
• Answer questions from the community

Individuals must register to attend a virtual workshop – the meetings will prioritize the participation of individuals who live, work, or own property in the study area however, the meetings are open to the general public to attend. The meetings will take place on the following dates:

Whitefield Drive, Golfview Road, and Silverdale Road Study Area

Date: Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Time: 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Register for the meeting

Highland Road Study Area (between Chemong Road and Fairbairn Street)

Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Time: 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Register for the meeting

High Street Study Area (between Landsdowne Street and Sherbrooke Street)

Date: Thursday, January 25, 2022
Time: 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Register for the meeting

The City of Peterborough continues to address community concerns about traffic as it begins Phase 2 of Calm Streets PTBO, studying an additional three areas to establish potential traffic calming opportunities. The City is beginning studies on:

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

The City and its consultants will assess current conditions in each of the Phase 2 pilot study areas and apply the Neighbourhood Traffic Calming Policy to produce a Traffic Calming Plan. The Traffic Calming Plan will be informed by conversations and input from residents, business owners, and property owners in the study areas. Opportunities for feedback will include online questionnaires, community workshops, and outreach from the Calm Streets PTBO ambassador team.

The City is currently seeking feedback from residents, business owners, and property owners in the three study areas to identify traffic issues. The online questionnaire is available until Friday, December 17, 2021, at 11:59 pm.

Individuals who wish to receive updates about the Phase 2 studies are encouraged to sign-up for updates using the “Subscribe” feature located at the top right corner of this page.

City of Peterborough staff will be presenting the findings of the Calm Streets PTBO initiative to City Council. A report to Council will be on the agenda for the May 10 General Committee meeting.

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 five pilot study neighbourhoods were:

• Westridge Boulevard / Cherryhill Road – Monaghan Ward 

• Franklin Drive – Northcrest Ward 

• Auburn Street / Dunlop Street – Ashburnham Ward 

• Sherburne Street / Morrow Street / Montgomery Street – Otonabee Ward 

• Romaine Street – Town Ward 

Traffic calming concepts for each neighbourhood were created based on input from the community.

A series of virtual workshops was held between December 2 and December 10 to collect thoughts and refinements as we move to finalized the plan.

Important changes are coming to the streets in your neighbourhood!

Five neighbourhoods across the City of Peterborough have been identified as pilot study areas for traffic calming through the Calm Streets PTBO project! Draft traffic calming concepts were created inline with best practices and with input from the community for each of the five neighbourhood study areas.

If you would like to learn about these proposed traffic calming concepts and share your thoughts as we move to finalize the plan, please join us for our last round of virtual workshops. Workshops are tailored to each neighbourhood study area and will take place in early December 2020. Workshops will take place on the following dates on Zoom:

Ward 1 (Otonabee) - Sherburne Street / Morrow Street / Montgomery Street

• Meeting Date: Tuesday, December 8, 2020 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm
• Review the draft traffic calming Sherburne Concept Plan 1 (png) and Sherburne Concept Plan 2 (png) for this study area or download the PDF version of the Sherburne Concept Plans.

Ward 2 (Monaghan) - Westridge Boulevard / Cherryhill Road

• Meeting Date: Wednesday, December 9, 2020 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm
• Review the draft traffic calming Westridge Concept Plan 1 (png) and Westridge Concept Plan 2 (png) for this study area or download the PDF version of the Sherburne Concept Plans.

Ward 3 (Town) - Romaine Street

• Meeting Date: Thursday, December 3, 2020 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm
• Review the draft traffic Romaine Concept Plan (png) or download the PDF version of the Romaine Concept Plan.

Ward 4 (Ashburnham) - Auburn Street / Dunlop Street

• Meeting Date: Wednesday, December 2, 2020 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm
• Review the draft traffic Auburn Concept Plan (png) or download the PDF version of the Auburn Concept Plan.

Ward 5 (Northcrest) - Franklin Drive

• Meeting Date: Thursday, December 10, 2020 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm
• Review the draft traffic Frankilin Concept Plan (png) or download the PDF version of the Franklin Concept Plan.

To participate in your neighbourhood’s workshop, register for a workshop online and subscribe for updates.

If you have any questions prior to the workshop, please email a member of the project team at calmstreetsptbo@peterborough.ca

Provide offline feedback through our project mailbox: (705) 410-2399