The town of Quispamsis receives complaints each year from the public regarding speeding, traffic short-cutting through residential neighbourhoods and concerns for the safety of more vulnerable road users such as pedestrians and cyclists.
The use of traffic calming measures can reduce the speed and volume of traffic to acceptable levels, as determined by accepted engineering guidelines, and restore the roadway to its intended function. Additional benefits are increased traffic safety and livability of the neighbourhood through the reduction of vehicular and truck traffic, occurrence of excessive speeding, noise, vibration, air pollution and collisions, while providing a safer environment for pedestrians and cyclists.
The Quispamsis Traffic Calming Policy will focus on three kinds of possible solutions:
Education alerts people to ways they can help ease traffic problems, such as driving slower in residential areas, using alternative modes of transportation, and obeying all traffic and pedestrian laws.
Enforcement enlists the help of the Rothesay Regional Police Force as well as Engineering and Works Staff to focus their efforts on the problem areas and increase community awareness of speeding problems.
Engineering tools include a variety of traffic calming devices that can reduce speed, decrease volumes, and improve safety. For example, speed humps and traffic circles can be used to slow traffic, and curb extensions can reduce speeds and pedestrian crossing distances to increase safety.
Traffic Calming Projects
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