"traffic calming"

Updates were provided on increased fines for snow removal violations, a grant application for a permanent school-street pilot project, and ongoing work regarding the cycling network master plan and traffic calming measures.

The committee approved 'no parking' and 'no stopping' zones on Rue Ernest-Gaboury as part of a cycling link and traffic calming project.

The commission will discuss and analyze strategies to improve safety for students traveling to and from school. This is a policy-level discussion aimed at identifying potential infrastructure or traffic calming improvements near schools.

The City is evaluating a proposal to lower the speed threshold for traffic calming eligibility from 5 km/h to 0 km/h to improve road safety. Council members discussed the balance between public perception of safety and statistical reality, debating the effectiveness of physical measures like bollards versus educational tools like radar signs. The administration has been mandated to assess the financial and operational impacts of this policy change for presentation during the 2026 budget process.

The chair provided updates on traffic calming measures and invited members to a public transit benefit breakfast.

A presentation on traffic calming measures has been postponed to 2025.

The committee awarded a contract to Eurovia Construction Québec inc. for $343,567.61 to implement traffic calming measures on six street segments in the Aylmer and Gatineau sectors.

The commission received updates on the Cycling Network Master Plan, parking regulations for people with disabilities, and traffic calming measures.

The city is allocating funds to implement temporary safety and traffic calming measures in the Laval, Kent, and Aubry streets area to improve pedestrian and cyclist safety during the summer.

The committee is reviewing the speed thresholds established in the city's traffic calming policy. This is a significant item as it may lead to changes in how speed limits are set or how traffic-calming measures are implemented on residential streets to improve safety.

The Commission discussed lowering speed thresholds for the Traffic Calming Policy (MMC) to qualify more sites for safety measures. After reviewing scenarios, the Commission recommended adopting 'Scenario 1', which lowers the speed eligibility threshold by 5 km/h. This change is expected to qualify 388 new sites based on data from the last three years, though it will require significant ongoing maintenance funding for temporary measures like bollards.