REQUEST FOR DIRECTION
DATE: June 12, 2019 Report No. EPW-19-018
TO: Laurie Hurst, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Jeff Miller, Director of Engineering and Public Works
SUBJECT:
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Selkirk Avenue Speed Control Measures
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ESSENTIAL QUESTION:
Should the Township initiate projects to determine whether Selkirk Avenue is a cut-through road including a public consultation process to determine whether additional speed control measures are necessary on Selkirk Avenue?
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That the Committee of the Whole receive Staff Report EPW-19-018 for information, provide any additional direction to staff as the COTW considers advisable, and direct staff to prepare a report for Council's consideration.
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BACKGROUND:
The Selkirk neighbourhood is defined by the Gorge Waterway on the north side, Arm Street on the east side, Craigflower Road on the south side and Tillicum Road on the west side. The main roads that run through the neighbourhood are Selkirk Avenue and Craigflower Road. Neighbourhood housing is a mixture of large multi-family structures and single family homes.
On Selkirk Avenue:
* On-street parking is allowed on both sides of the street
* The speed limit is 30 kph
* There is one four way stop at Arcadia Street
* Designated as a local road in the Official Community Plan
This neighbourhood has been the subject of a number of actions to provide speed control and to review usage. This work has included:
* 1997
o Neighbourhood Transportation Management Plan which resulted in 5 speed humps being installed on Selkirk Avenue and 1 on Arcadia Street
* 2007/2008
o As a result of traffic and truck volumes, a truck ban was imposed on all streets within the neighbourhood
o 2 'No left hand turn" signs (from 3 pm to 5 pm) were placed at the intersections of McNaughton Avenue and Selkirk Avenue with Tillicum Road
o Signage was later removed due to resident concerns that access to the neighbourhood outweighed traffic concerns th...
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