New Traffic Calming Measures to be Implemented in 18 Locations Across the City

Richmond Hill – Richmond Hill Council approved another 18 locations where traffic calming tools, including speed cushions and pedestrian crossovers, will be installed in 2025, to continue to reduce speeding and improve safety on roads in our community.

Earlier this year, traffic calming measures, including speed cushions, gateway features, flexible bollards, curb extensions and enhanced pavement markings and signage, were installed at 17 locations across the city.

These were installed as part of the implementation of the City’s Traffic Safety and Operations Strategy which helped improve compliance to the speed limit, reduce speeding in neighborhoods by up to 22% and decrease traffic volume by up to 17%.

In 2025, in addition to installing more traffic calming measures at the 18 locations (three locations in each ward) the City will also:

• Expand their existing annual pole-mounted radar board program, increasing the number of locations from three per ward to five per ward
• Create safer pedestrian environments by planning for 13 new pedestrian crossovers (with installation in 2025/2026) at key locations across the city to assist pedestrians crossing the road
• Reduce speed limits from 50 km/h to 40 km/h at 17 locations across the city
• Pilot a boulevard sign program in each ward

Managing traffic while keeping pedestrians and cyclists safe on City roads is a top priority for Richmond Hill as the City continues to grow and mature. To watch the City’s traffic safety video and learn more about the priority locations identified for traffic calming, visit RichmondHill.ca/Traffic.

Quick Facts

• Based on public feedback, the City conducts annual city-wide screening of the City’s streets to identify and prioritize areas of concern and implement operational and safety improvements, including traffic calming measures.
• Priority traffic calming locations were selected using an evidence-based network screening process which involves an annual review of all available volume, speed, collision data, and pedestrian activity across all the City’s road network.
• The City’s Traffic Safety and Operations Strategy is a 10 year plan that aims to address road safety in the community. The Strategy was approved by Council in December 2023. 
• A number of key actions were completed in 2024, including the approval of new and updated policies and 86 community safety zone locations, as well as the installation of traffic calming measures at 17 priority locations. To provide pedestrian connectivity, the City also installed six pedestrian crossovers at various locations.

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“I am very pleased with the results we have seen so far from the installation of traffic calming measures in our neighbourhoods this year. With more vehicles travelling at reduced speeds and less traffic using neighbourhood streets as shortcuts, we are definitely heading in the right direction. We are using measures that are necessary on the streets where families should feel safe and where children can play to ensure that vehicles travel at slower speeds. We are using the right tools in the right places to achieve the desired outcome, which is making our roads safer for Richmond Hill families.”