Project Background

In response to concerns raised from residents regarding excessive vehicle speeds and pedestrian safety along Hixon Street, the Town has collaborated with our Traffic Engineering Consultant, Urban Environmental Management Inc. (UEM), to develop a proactive traffic calming plan that supports safety, ensuring access for emergency services and winter operations, and promotes active transportation.

Project Description

This is a multi-year project and is proposed to include 3 phases (listed and explained below):

Project Phases

Phase 1 (Interim Measures):

This phase is scheduled for early summer 2025. This will involve the installation of temporary measures that can be quickly deployed and monitored before the final phase is established. These measures are designed to have immediate impact and will include two temporary speed humps, reboundables for curb extensions, and digital feedback signs. These measures will be removed for winter operations (November 2025) but will be reinstated in spring of 2026 and 2027 for another season.

The Town will be interested in receiving feedback from residents during this phase in the comment section on the bottom of this page.

This phase is scheduled for Spring 2026. This will involve the installation of temporary measures that can be quickly deployed and monitored before the final phase is established. These measures are designed to have immediate impact and will include two temporary speed humps and digital feedback signs. These measures will be removed for winter operations (November 2026) but will be reinstated in Spring 2027 for another season.

Phase 1 (Ultimate Plan):

This phase involves the construction of permanent traffic calming measures, including the addition of raised crosswalks, speed humps, curb extensions and digital feedback signs. This work is proposed for 2028, pending budget approval.

Please refer to the roll plan of Hixon Street under the Document Library.

Phase 2 and 3:

These phases are contingent upon the timing of the future development of the Calvary Church lands (Vintage Estates). Once the Town has a clearer understanding of the internal traffic calming measures of the proposed development, Phase 2 can be evaluated, planned in a holistic manner, scheduled and appropriately budgeted.

The project will align with several of the Town's plans, including:

Project Feedback & Next Steps

Community Feedback Summary

Thank you to everyone who shared feedback on traffic calming in your neighbourhood. Your input helps shape safer, more effective solutions.

What We Heard

Residents shared a range of perspectives, including support for certain measures like raised crosswalks, as well as concerns about speed, traffic calming frequency, and intersection control.

What We’re Considering

Traffic calming measures are being planned using established engineering guidelines to ensure they are:

  • Effective and appropriately spaced.
  • Consistent to support predictable driver behaviour.
  • Safe for all road users, including pedestrians and cyclists.

The Town follows and applys the Ontario Traffic Manual (OTM) and Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) guidelines in our planning, design, and implementation of traffic-related measures to ensure consistency with established engineering best practices.

Key Updates

  • Future speed humps will feature a smoother, more gradual design.
  • All-way stops will only be installed where provincial criteria are met.
  • Some temporary measures, such as curb extensions, will not be reinstated.
  • Digital speed signs will continue to be used to promote driver awareness.
  • Temporary installations will be removed during winter months until permanent solutions are approved and funded.

Next Steps

The Town will continue refining plans based on community feedback, technical analysis, and available funding. Residents with additional concerns outside the scope of this project are encouraged to contact the Public Works Department at 905-563-2799.

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