Traffic Calming

Request Deadline: October 1st (Current Year) All traffic calming requests must be submitted by this date to be considered for the upcoming cycle.

• Data Collection Period: April 1st – November 1st (Current Year) Traffic data will be collected during this window to ensure seasonal consistency and sufficient sample size.
• Data Analysis and Review: November 1st (Current Year) – February 28th (Following Year) Collected data will be analyzed to determine eligibility, effectiveness, and appropriate measures.
• Design and Procurement: By End of May (Following Year) Approved measures will be designed and prepared for procurement and installation.
• Implementation Period: July – October (Following Year) Traffic calming measures will be installed during this period, subject to weather and operational constraints.

Traffic calming requests can be received via phone calls, emails and letters from residents, Councillors and Township staff. 

A neighbourhood petition that includes the statement of concern and support from 20% of affected households agree along the identified area of concern. The study area for petition should include the road segment within the block of the area of concern. The requestor is responsible for gathering signatures on the petition form Appendix A.
 

To determine if a street is eligible for traffic calming, we look at 5 different factors which have to be met. The requestor will be notified of the result.

1.    Road Classification - Is the street an urban local, urban collector or rural road?

Urban local roads have low vehicle volumes and are used primarily for residential access. Urban collector roads have low to mid vehicle volumes and are used primarily to take vehicles from local streets to arterial streets with high vehicle volumes. Rural roads serve similar functions to urban local roads; however, they are located outside the villages of King City, Nobleton, Lloydtown or Schomberg.

Note: Regional Road’s such as King Road, Jane Street, Highway 9 and Highway 27 and are not eligible for traffic calming. If you are unsure if your road is a Regional Road please use the submit a question button above.  

2.    Posted Speed - Is the speed limit 60 kilometres per hour (km/h) or lower?

Urban: Is the posted speed 40 km/h or lower?
Rural: Is the posted speed 60 km/h or lower?

Streets with a speed limit greater than 60 km/h are not eligible for traffic calming.

3.    Street Length 

Is the road longer than 250 m between traffic controls?

4.    Grade

Is the vertical grade less than 8%? 

5.    Previous Evaluation

Has the street/road already been evaluated within the last 24 months?

If your street is eligible for traffic calming, it will be placed on a list based on a prioritization ranking. We cannot guarantee that traffic calming will be installed in the same year as the request is approved and the timing of installation will depend on available budget.

Factors used to prioritize streets include speed, volume, and historical collision data. For the full list of prioritization criteria and minimum points required please see Table 2 – Township of King’s Warrant Criteria & Point System in Section 11 of the Traffic Calming Request Policy. 
 

If your street is not eligible for traffic calming based on the eligibility criteria or the prioritization criteria the Township will continue to seek for solutions to mitigate the initial concern through passive and educational measures which may include speed limit reviews, “please slow down” lawn signs, and radar speed display boards.

Shahab Moeini
Construction Inspector
905-833-5321
smoeini@king.ca

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