The Town of Innisfil's Traffic Calming Strategy provides an approach to guide how traffic calming measures (TCMs) are implemented in the town. The strategy blends proven techniques with new, forward-thinking technologies to address the needs of the community.
Read the Traffic Calming Strategy
Traffic Calming Strategy objectives
The Traffic Calming Strategy aims to:
- Increase safety for all road users (pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists) through reduced traffic speeds
- Improve walkability by implementing additional crosswalks, medians, and islands
- Reduce noise and pollution levels
The end-term goal is to create a livable and sustainable community where citizens feel safe and empowered to use their streets according to their needs.
Traffic Calming Strategy components
The Traffic Calming Strategy has three components, including a Traffic Calming Design Guide, a 10-Year Traffic Calming Program, and the Town's Updated Traffic Calming Policy.
Traffic Calming Design Guide
The Traffic Calming Design Guide provides a step-by-step process for Town staff to determine if TCMs are warranted at a particular location. The guide also presents options for applicable TCMs, detailing their effectiveness, design and implementation, positive and negative aspects, and cost.
Traffic Calming Program
The Traffic Calming Program outlines a 10-year plan for implementing TCMs within the town. It identifies 15 locations where TCMs are to be implemented over the next three years (pending Council approval and funding) and provides a process for selecting additional sites and measures over the following seven years.
While many TCMs will be permanent, others are seasonal and must be temporarily removed during the winter months to support snow clearing operations.
| Road Name | Measures | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Innisfil Beach Road from 20th Sideroad to Webster Boulevard | Speed display board at both ends of the street and flexible delineators separating bike lanes from road lanes | Complete |
| Victoria Street from Yonge Street to North Gate Street | Flexible bollards with speed limit signs | Complete |
| 25th Sideroad from Carniola Drive to 10th Line | Flexible bollards with speed limit signs | Complete |
| 25th Sideroad from Joseph Street to Willow Avenue | Flexible bollards with speed limit signs | Complete |
| Innisfil Beach Road from Jans Boulevard to Adulam Avenue | Widen the bike lane and narrow the double lanes with delineators | Proposed |
| 7th Line from Webster Boulevard to Quarry Drive | Full lane transverse bar with widened centreline, flexible bollards, and speed limit signs | Proposed |
| Ewart Street from Arnold Street to Chapman Street | Speed cushions, and widened centreline, with flexible bollards and delineators | Proposed |
| King Street North from Garibaldi Street to 250 m north of Garibaldi Street | Speed enforcement camera (one per direction), on-street parking lane and painting, and temporary bulb-outs using flex stakes or planters | Proposed |
| Saint John's Road from Kennedy Road to Nantyr Drive | Pedestrian crossover and raised crosswalk near the park entrance and speed cushions | Proposed |
| 10th Line from 25th Sideroad to Christie Street | Widened centreline with flexible bollards and speed cushions | Proposed |
| 25th Sideroad from 31 m south of Rose Lane to Candaras Street | Speed display boards, on-road messages, and pavement markings | Proposed |
| Belle Aire Beach Road from Reid Avenue (60 m east of Willow Street) to Temple Avenue | Island and gateway, widened centreline, flexible delineator, and speed limit signs | Proposed |
| King Street South from Victoria Street East to Riley Street | Flexible bollards, speed limit signs, pedestrian crossover, textured crosswalk, and bulb out at the crosswalk | Proposed |
| Maple Road from Maple Way to Button Place | Widened centreline, flexible bollards, speed limit signs, and flexible delineators | Proposed |
| Shore Acres Drive to 20th Sideroad to Everton Drive | Island and gateway, flexible bollards, speed limit signs, and widened centreline | Proposed |
Traffic Calming Policy updates
The process to develop the Traffic Calming Strategy included a review and update of the Town's 2018 Traffic Calming Policy. The updates included:
- Revised criteria for the warrant system for TCMs
- An enhanced prioritization system for TCMs
- Proactive and reactive approaches to traffic calming
Please review Appendix G: Policy Update for more information.
Traffic Calming Strategy Appendices
View the Traffic Calming Strategy Appendices to learn about the data, studies, and feedback used to create the strategy.
- Appendix A: Best Practices and Emerging Technologies
- Appendix B: Pilot Selection GIS Screening Application
- Appendix C: Pilot Project Concept Drawings
- Appendix D: TCM Measures Design Table
- Appendix E: Community, Education and Engagement Plan (CEEP) materials
- Appendix F: Final Locations Characteristics and Chosen Measures
- Appendix G: Policy Update