The Town of Innisfil employs traffic-calming measures to reduce speeds and enhance road safety. Our Traffic Calming Strategy guides how traffic calming measures will be implemented across town.
Report a speeding concern
Any immediate speeding concerns should be reported directly to the South Simcoe Police Service non-emergency line at 705-436-2141.
Traffic calming requests
If you have a concern about speed and traffic on your street, please contact us to submit a traffic calming request. Through our Traffic Calming Strategy, we've taken a proactive approach to determine and rank the locations that qualify for traffic calming measures. This strategy supports regular screening and is data-informed. Data collection can include:
- vehicle volumes
- collision history
- public complaints
- vehicle speeds
When you submit a traffic calming request, we will provide you with an update on what may be planned for that area. If the road hasn't been looked at proactively, we'll investigate your concern using the same process to determine if and what traffic calming measures are needed.
Traffic calming measures
Our Traffic Calming Strategy outlines traffic calming measures, including their application, effectiveness, potential risks and constraints, and an estimation of installation and maintenance costs. Measures are grouped into three categories:
- Vertical: Measures that change the height of the road, such as a raised crosswalk or speed bump
- Horizontal: Measures that change the width of the road, such as a chicane, speed kidney, or traffic circle
- Other: Measures that don't involve a horizontal or vertical change to the road surface, but still affect driver behaviour, such as mobile speed enforcement, community safety zone signage, and various styles of pavement markings
To install a permanent traffic calming measure, the Town of Innisfil needs to have jurisdiction over the roadway.
Mobile speed signs
We circulate a mobile speed sign each year from May to mid-October. This is an interim measure to help reduce traffic speeds. We will place the sign in areas where there are concerns from residents about traffic speeds.