The final phase of this project was completed in 2024 with annual rehabilitation work on Graham Road.
The Glen Allan Traffic Calming Project was initiated in 2015 to reduce traffic speed, improve pedestrian safety and decrease shortcutting through the neighbourhood.
The Glen Allan Traffic Calming Plan was developed and approved following an extensive public engagement process that took place from March to September of 2015. Final recommendations were officially approved by Council at the October 20, 2015 Council Meeting.
Glen Allan Traffic Calming Study Final Report (12.8Â MB)
An open house and online survey were undertaken in June 2018 to gather resident feedback about traffic calming installed to date, share traffic data collected in areas that have had traffic calming features constructed and to present potential amendments to plans for remaining traffic calming locations. Â
Based on public feedback and 2018 traffic data collection results, the following updated traffic calming plan has been developed for remaining streets.
Glen Allan Traffic Calming 2018 Project Update Report (2.6Â MB)
2020 - completed
2024 - completed
Learn more about what to expect during construction on residential streets.
Speed data collected in Glen Allan in 2014 showed that, at times, traffic was moving faster than the road had been designed to accommodate. In addition, many residents in Glen Allan expressed pedestrian safety concerns due to speed and high traffic volumes in the neighbourhood, particularly on Glenbrook Boulevard. To address these safety concerns, an engineering-driven traffic calming project began in March 2015 in north Glen Allan.
Because traffic calming on one street has the potential to affect surrounding streets, the traffic calming process considered other roads in the area in addition to Glenbrook Boulevard, including Galloway Drive, Graham Road, Georgian Way (from Glenbrook to Gatewood) and Gatewood Boulevard.
The Glen Allan Traffic Calming Plan was developed in 2015 through an extensive public engagement process. View the 2015 project timeline.
These plans were updated in 2018 following a midway evaluation process that involved traffic data collection and public engagement.
Public Engagement Reports
What We Heard (766.5 KB) Report summarizing resident feedback from the 2015 workshops and online survey.
Resident Feedback (734.6 KB) Summary of resident feedback on proposed traffic calming options from the 2015 Open House.
2018 Glen Allan Open House and Online Survey Report (1.3 MB) Summary of resident feedback collected in 2018.
With approximately half of the traffic calming plans in Glen Allan implemented to date, traffic data collection generally shows reduced traffic speeds at most locations in Glen Allan, both at completed locations and those still awaiting the addition of features. This observed speed reduction has allowed engineers to put forward revised traffic calming plans that are more economical and less aggressive to be more in line with resident feedback.
Traffic calming features throughout the neighbourhood have been designed to work together, so the full impact of the project cannot be truly evaluated until all features are in place. Ultimately, collision records will also be a significant component of the evaluation, but this will take a few years to evaluate as collision numbers in the neighbourhood are very low.
Details of the preliminary evaluation are available in the Glen Allan Traffic Calming Project Update Report Section 2.0
There are three reasons traffic calming plans were changed:
The proposed speed limit change to 40km/hr in Glen Allan was presented to Council, who directed it back to administration for additional review. Following additional review, and in alignment with the resident Traffic Safety Committee's recommendation, Council decided not to proceed with the speed limit reduction.
Traffic calming is being undertaken to address speed, not collisions. However, it is well established that a reduction in traffic speeds decreases the incidence and severity of collisions. This safety comes even with small speed reductions. For example, traffic safety research indicates a 10% reduction in average speed can decrease overall collision risk by 10-32%.
Speed is particularly lethal to pedestrians and cyclists. Even a small decrease in traffic speeds can have a big impact on pedestrian safety.
More information:
Transportation Engineering and Operations Phone: 780-417-7100 Email: transportation@strathcona.ca
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