MEMO / NOTE DE SERVICE

To / Destinataire
From / Expditeur
Subject / Objet

Mayor and Members of Council

General Manager
Public Works Department
Temporary Traffic Calming Measures 2015 Update

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Date: 03 February 2016

The purpose of this memorandum is to provide the Mayor and Members of Council with an
update on the Temporary Traffic Calming Measures Program.
The Public Works Department has received media inquiries pertaining to requests for a ward-byward breakdown of the funds spent in 2015 on temporary traffic calming measures. These
requests have increased in advance of the Departments Traffic, Pedestrian and Road Safety
report scheduled for Transportation Committee (February 3) and Agricultural and Rural Affairs
Committee (February 4).
The Department would like to provide an update on the Temporary Traffic Calming Measures
Program and a breakdown of the funding spent in 2015, which is attached for information.
It is important to note that the program was only in effect from August to December, 2015 as the
City of Ottawas Strategic Plan and the accompanying Strategic Initiatives were approved by
Council in July, and the Department established the management of the program in August.
Between August and December, most Councillors purchased, ordered, and/or installed several
traffic calming measures, including the following:

Centreline flex stake delineators

Speed pavement markings
Speed display boards
Planter boxes
Cyclo-zone delineators to create chicanes (artificial narrowing of a roadway)

It should be noted that although 3 wards were unable to finalize purchases by December 31, all
Councillors had identified locations for review and implementation prior to the end of 2015. Since
most of the temporary traffic calming measures, such as flex stakes, must be removed for the
winter season, many of the initiatives were either installed for a short period of time or put on hold
until spring 2016. Approximately 80 additional locations were identified for review and
implementation in late 2015 for seasonal measures. These were deferred to 2016 but will be
funded through the 2015 budget when implemented.
Currently, the Temporary Traffic Calming Program Coordinators are meeting with each Councillor
to determine the plan for installing temporary traffic calming measures in 2016. Upon completion
of these meetings, action plans will be developed and will include details on costs and timing of

installation. The plans will include measures funded under both 2015 and 2016 funding
envelopes.
Furthermore, Councillors will receive updates on the status of their action plans and any relevant
data that is ascertained from the field.
For additional details on the Temporary Traffic Calming Measures Program, please do not
hesitate to contact Phil Landry, Manager of Traffic Services at extension 23185 or myself at
extension 19013.
Original signed by

Kevin Wylie
Attachment(s): 1
cc: Executive Committee
Chief, Corporate Communications
Program Manager, Media Relations and Public Information
Public Works Departmental Management Team

Attachment 1: Temporary Traffic Calming Measures Expenditures by Ward

Total 2015
Expenditure
($)
Monette
12,908
Mitic
4,895
Harder
1,764
Wilkinson
5,501
El-Chantiry
0
Qadri
7,053
Taylor
2,087
Chiarelli
0
Egli
14,226
Deans
16,680
Tierney
2,572
Fleury
14,268
Nussbaum
0
McKenney
8,851
Leiper
960
Brockington
3,859
Chernushenko
3,799
Cloutier
9,295
Blais
22,315
Darouze
27,220
Moffat
1,392
Qaqish
13,124
Hubley
3,341
Grand Total
176,102

Ward
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23

Councillor