Traffic Monitoring Requests

Residents can make request for transportation-related signs or traffic calming measures. See below for more information on specific request. Please note that decisions on transportation-related issues may be re-evaluated after a two-year period. For more information, please call the Town at 905-895-5193.

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Request for street signage

Centre Street sign on a gray pole, green background, white text.
  1. Request: Member(s) of Council makes a request to Director of Public Works Services.
  2. Review: Town staff will review Ontario Traffic Council criteria and guidelines, conduct additional studies and consult with nearby affected households (three households on either side of the sign location) and if needed, review engineering concerns or safety factors.
  3. Decision: Staff decide whether the request should be approved and report the results directly to the Councillor and any affected households.

Request for stop signs

Red octagonal stop sign with "All Way" text below.
  1. Request: Requests are made to a Ward Councillor, Regional Councillor or Mayor during a Committee of the Whole meeting by members of the public.
  2. Review: If directed by Council, Town staff will:
    • Conduct studies of the intersection
    • Consult with affected households nearby (three households on either side of any proposed stop-sign location)
    • Review engineering concerns or safety factors
  3. Decision: Staff will submit recommendations at a Committee of the Whole meeting. Council decides whether the request should be approved.

Request for school crossing

Yellow school crossing sign with two figures walking.
  1. Request: Requests are made to a Ward Councillor, Regional Councillor or Mayor at a Committee of the Whole meeting by the School Board or School Councils.
  2. Review: If directed by Council, Town staff will:
    • Conduct studies
    • Consult with affected households nearby (three households on either side of the proposed location)
    • Review engineering concerns or safety factors
  3. Decision: Staff submit recommendations at a Committee of the Whole meeting. Council decides whether the request should be approved.

Requests for active transportation routes (bike lanes, trails and roads)

  1. Request: Staff to notify Council. 
  2. Review: 
    • Notify or consult with all households fronting or flanking the street/study area
    • Communicate Public Information Centre on project through social media and Town Page ads
  3. Decision: Staff submit recommendations at a Committee of the Whole meeting. Council decides whether the request should be approved.

Requests for parking restrictions

No parking sign with red circle and slash.
  1. Request: Residents submit a petition to their Ward Councillor, Regional Councillor or Mayor to present at a Committee of the Whole meeting. Petition must have 25% support or more of the households on that street or section of the street.
  2. Review: If directed by Council:
    • A survey is distributed to the affected households (50% or more must respond to this survey for the process to continue, and 60% or more of responses should be positive). The process ends if there is not enough support.
    • Review engineering concerns or safety factors if there is enough support for the changes.
  3. Decision: Staff submit recommendations at a Committee of the Whole meeting. Council decides whether the request should be approved.

Requests for traffic-calming measures

Yellow diamond traffic sign reads "Traffic Calming Ahead."
  1. Request: To request a change to existing traffic-calming measures along a street, residents submit a petition to their Ward Councillor, Regional Councillor or Mayor to be presented at a Committee of the Whole meeting. The petition must have 25% support or more from the households on that street, with a minimum number of 10 households interested in considering a change to traffic-calming measures.
  2. Review: If directed by Council:
    • A survey is distributed to the affected households (50% or more must respond to this survey for the process to continue, and 60% or more of responses should be positive). The process ends if there is not enough support.
    • Review engineering concerns or safety factors if there is enough support for the changes.
  3. Decision: Staff submit recommendations at a Committee of the Whole meeting. Council decides whether the request should be approved.

Other requests: general guidelines

  1. Request: Requests made by Ward Councillor, Regional Councillor or Mayor at Committee of the Whole meeting.
  2. Review: If directed by Council:
    • Determine if there are operational or safety issues.
    • Evaluate if community decision issues meet requirement of 50% return on surveys with 60% positive support for requested change.
    • Review engineering concerns or safety factors if there is enough support for the requested change.
    • Notify households that are directly impacted and affected by the requested change.
  3. Decision: Staff submit recommendations at a Committee of the Whole meeting. Council decides whether the request should be approved.