Introduction

The City of Edmonton’s Vision Zero Street Labs use adaptable measures to improve street safety at the neighbourhood level. These adaptable measures can reduce speeding, shortcutting, and other risky driving behaviours. 

A Street Lab is in progress in the Bonnie Doon Neighbourhood and we would like to get your feedback. We are requesting feedback on a pilot of adaptable traffic diverters at 3 locations: Connors Road and 92 Avenue, Connors Road and 92A Avenue, and 89 Street near 88 Avenue to address shortcutting on 89 Street. 

Residents in the area identified that they have experienced an increase in vehicle traffic, and the City has confirmed this through traffic counts. In the rush hour, 89 Street sees 3.5-5 times the traffic of comparable local roads in the area (ex. 90 St and 91 St).

The pilot is intended to be implemented in Spring 2024, and will be evaluated after 3-4 months of operations. 

Traffic diverters redirect vehicles to encourage them to stay on the main road instead of shortcutting through neighbourhoods. Local access for residents is maintained but may be less direct.   

The benefits of adaptable traffic diverters include:

• Reduces shortcutting

• Maintains quiet streets 

• Lowers speeds

The drawbacks to traffic diverters include:

• Drivers not complying with the diversion

• Less direct access for residents 

• Potential increased traffic volume on other residential roads (*During the pilot, traffic will be monitored on adjacent streets to understand whether there are impacts*)

The purpose of this survey is to: 

• Gauge the level of support with adaptable traffic diversion in the neighbourhood.

• Gain insight into possible concerns with installing adaptable traffic diverters at the locations specified.

Example of a Traffic Diverter in the Dovercourt neighbourhood in Edmonton:

The results of this survey will be used along with technical data, feedback from internal stakeholders (Snow and Ice, Fire Rescue, etc) and the engineering team’s technical expertise, to determine:

• If a pilot of adaptable traffic diverters will be installed at 3 locations: Connors Road and 92 Avenue, Connors Road and 92A Avenue, and 89 Street near 88 Avenue to address shortcutting on 89 Street. 

This survey will take approximately five minutes to complete. The survey is accepting responses from September 18 to October 2, 2023.