Traffic Calming Process
Most traffic calming projects in Nanaimo start when residents bring speeding concerns to the City’s attention. Once a request is received, the City puts it in a queue for review. Traffic calming requests are reviewed in the order they are received.
To identify the scope of the problem, the first step is data collection. A traffic count device will be deployed at the selected location and it will collect traffic speeds and volumes for a week.
If the traffic data satisfies the traffic calming criteria in the Traffic Calming Guidelines, the candidate roadway will be considered for traffic calming. If the traffic data does not support the need for traffic calming on the candidate roadway at this point, its status will change to “Not supported by Data”.
Neighbourhood Traffic Calming Guidelines
Roadways that are candidates for traffic calming will go on to the Project Consideration Stage, where a neighbourhood consultation with local residents, businesses, and community organizations will follow.
Once Council approves the project and funding is provided for it, a traffic calming plan will be developed for the project with a conceptual design and construction will ultimately take place. This process will take about 18-24 months from when funding is approved to the delivery of the project.
Requests & Status
Each traffic calming request enters a queue and follows a review process before it is approved for traffic calming measures. Here's a snapshot of the City of Nanaimo's current requests.
For a more detailed look, see our Traffic Calming Requests & Status PDF.
Traffic Calming Requests & Status
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Data Collection Stage
1. Departure Bay Road Corridor
2. Seventh Street (Parkview Drive to Glengarry Crescent)
3. Uplands Drive (Villa Road to Mexicana Road)
4. Waddington Road
5. Winchester Ave Alley
6. Beaconsfield Road
7. Invermere Road
8. Doumont Road
9. Holland Road
10. Cinnabar Drive
11. Sierra Way
12. Meadow Lark Trail
13. Willow Grouse Crescent
14. Weber Street
15. Bay Street (Elk Street to Fandell Street)
16. Blueback Road (Kingfisher Place to Cambridge Place)
17. Duggan Road (Northfield Road to Meredith Road)
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Project Consideration Stage
1. Bradley Street
2. Mountain Vista Drive
3. Ashlee Road
4. Seventh Street (Bruce Ave - Short Ave)
5. Howard Avenue (Bowen Rd - Third St)
6. Wellington Road (Jingle Pot Rd - Jordan Ave)
7. Nanaimo Lakes Road (Near Dogwood Rd)
8. Laguna Way
9. Bay Street (Fandell St - Country Club Dr)
10. Mill Road
11. Rosstown Road
12. Vista View Crescent (Logan's Run to Hammond Bay Rd)
13. Labieux Road (Black Franks Dr to Duggan Pl)
14. Seventh Street (Parkview Ave to Glengarry Cres)
15. Dover Road (Schook Rd to Mary Ellen Dr)
16. Bruce Avenue (Sixth St to Seventh St) 17. Richardson Road
18. Dickinson Rd (Dover Rd to Medd Rd)
19. Victoria Road 20. Howard Avenue (Seventh St to Eighth St) 21.Townsite Road 22. Pine Street (Campbell St to Kerr Rd) 23. Highland Bouvard -
Approved
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Action Taken & Monitoring
Bay Street (Elk St - Departure Bay Rd)
Departure Bay (seasonal traffic calming)
Georgia Avenue
Lost Lake Road
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Not Supported by Data
Alpen Way
Ambience Drive
Applecross Road (at Portsmouth Rd)
Arbot Road (Ridgepoint Dr to Mill Rd)
Brickyard Road South of Waldbank Road
Brookfield Drive
Bush Street
Carlisle Street
Carrington Road
Centennary Drive (Roberta RdW to Lenwood Rd)
Fillinger Crescent (Entwhistle Dr to Sand Piper Pl)
Forest Drive
Glacier Way
Groveland Drive (Lewis Rd to Cofu Dr)
Gulfview Drive (Roxanne Dr to Sheridan Ridge)
Haliday Crescent (Bay St to Fandell St)
Harbour View St
Juniper St
King Richard Drive (Rose Ann Dr to Robinhood Dr)
Linley Valley Drive (Near the Park)
Lynburn Crescent
Milton Street (Albert St to Fitzwilliam St)
Morningside Drive
Nelson Road (Carlton Rd to Turner Rd)
Nottingham Drive (Hammond Bay Rd to Five Rivers Pl)
Place Road
Princess Street (Fifth St to Needham St)
Rock City (Near Ocean Pearl Terrace)
Sixth Street (Howard Ave to Bruce St)
Strickland Street (South of Rainer St)
Timberwood Drive
Vancouver Avenue
Waldbank Road (West of Brickyard Rd)
Westwood Road (Arbot Rd to Leighton Rd)
Westwood Road (Near Belwood Rd)
Winchester Avenue Alley
Traffic Calming Projects examples
Lost Lake Road Traffic Calming
The Georgia Greenway (Phase 1)
The Georgia Greenway (Phase 2)
To submit a request, email transportationinfo@nanaimo.ca or contact us online.
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