REQUEST FOR DECISION
DATE: December 3, 2018 Report No. EPW-18-031
TO: Laurie Hurst, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Jeff Miller, Director of Engineering and Public Works
SUBJECT:
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Playground Speed Restriction, Colville Road from Lampson Street to Dominion Road
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That Council approves the implementation of Traffic Order 1291 "Playground Speed Restriction" along Colville Road from Lampson Street to Dominion Road and rescinds Traffic Orders 736 and 900, as set out in Staff Report EPW-18-031.
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RELEVANT POLICY:
Streets and Traffic Regulation Bylaw, 2017, No. 2898
STRATEGIC RELEVANCE:
Healthy and Liveable Community - Ensure Multi-modal Traffic Strategies
BACKGROUND:
Colville Road from Lampson Street to Dominion Road runs along two playgrounds (Esquimalt Secondary School and Little League Park) as well as the community gardens (Anderson Park) for the majority of this distance. Along this stretch of road, two Traffic Orders (TOs) have been issued. Both of these Traffic Orders (TO 736 and TO 900) designate their portion of the street as a playground zone. Traffic Order 900 covers from 940 Colville Road to Fleming Street while Traffic Order 736 is from Dominion Road to 864 Colville Road. The section between 896 and 874 Colville Road is not designated as a playground zone.
In order to provide a continuous playground zone along this road segment, this gap needs to be converted to a playground zone. With a new encompassing Traffic Order in place, then TO 736 and TO 900 can be rescinded. See Attachment 1 for location map and Traffic Order.
ISSUES:
1. Rationale for Selected Option
The road segment is bordered by some form of park or playground along the majority of its length. By rescinding the existing Traffic Orders and enacting a new Traffic Order, the road will have a consistent speed along its entire length and by all parks and playgrounds. This will increase the safety to users of these areas. The n...
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