He has spent the last two months trying to convince local residents and businesses of the success of the speed humps and raised intersection in cutting the number of accidents. Now, there is one every six months. Elisabeth Arnold says she agrees the traffic -calming project is preventing accidents. The benefits are slower traffic, reduced accidents, and enhancing streetscape, providing more opportunity for greening. She says the only complaints she has heard are from people who are used to speeding through the area en route to the Queesnway.
People have to realize that the roads are designed and built for the speed limit.
Flainek adds that he has received calls from Percy Street residents complaining of traffic cutting though their street which may be from Lyon Street. A more detailed report is due from the city in two months. Not everyone thinks the traffic-calming measures work. To return to previous link please click on this Back button. If your browser does not support JavaScript please follow this link.