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. Rosstown Rd 2. Departure Bay corridor 3. Nanaimo Lakes Road (Near Dogwood Road) 4. Carlisle Street 5. Highland Blvd 6. Nelson Road (Carlton Road to Turner Road) 7. Labieux Road (Pheasant Terrace to Oriole Drive) 8. Townsite Road 9. Bush Street 10. Boundary Cres 11. Carrington Road (South of Butcher Road) 12. Vista View Cres (Logan's Run to Hammond Bay Road) 13. Seventh Street (Parkview Drive to Glengarry Cres) 14. Brookwood Drive (Fairwinds Pl to Fairbrook Cres) 15. Lenwood Road 16. Howard Ave (Seventh Street to Eighth Street) 17. Groveland Drive (Lewis Road to Corfu Drive) 18. Holyrood Drive 19. Pine Street (Campbell to Kerr) 20. Milton Street (Albert to Fitzwilliam) 21. Uplands Drive (Villa to Mexicana) 22. Country Club Drive (Neyland to Bay) -
Project Consideration Stage
1. Bradley St
2. Mountain Vista Dr
3. Ashlee Rd
4. Seventh St (Bruce Ave - Short Ave)
5. Howard Ave (Bowen Rd - Third St)
6. Wellington Rd (Jingle Pot Rd - Jordan Ave)
7. Nanaimo Lakes Rd
8. Laguna Way
9. Bay St (Fandell St - Country Club Dr)
10. Mill Rd
11. Rosstown Rd
12. Departure Bay - Smugglers Hill Dr to Green Leaf Pl
13. Vista View Cres
14. Labieux Road - Black Franks Dr to Duggan Pl
15. Seventh Street - Parkview Ave to Glengarry Cres
16. Dover Road - Schook Road to Mary Ellen Drive
17. Richardson Road
18. Dickinson Rd (Dover Rd to Medd Rd)
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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
Ambience Drive
Applecross Road at Portsmouth Road
Arbot Road (Ridgepoint Drive to Mill Road)
Alpen Way
Brickyard Road South of Waldbank Road
Bush Street
Centennary Drive (Roberta Road W to Lenwood Road)
Fillinger Crescent (Entwhistle Dr to Sand Piper Pl)
Forest Drive
Glacier Way
Gulfview Drive (Roxanne Drive to Sheridan Ridge)
Haliday Crescent (Bay Street to Fandell Street)
Harbour View Street
Juniper Street
King Richard Drive (Rose Ann Drive to Robinhood Drive)
Linley Valley Drive (Near the Park)
Lynburn Crescent
Morningside Drive
Nottingham Drive (Hammond Bay Road to Five Rivers Place)
Place Road
Princess Street (Fifth Street to Needham Street)
Rock City Near Ocean Pearl
Sixth Street (Howard Avenue to Bruce Street)
Strickland Street South of Rainer Street
Timberwood Drive
Vancouver Avenue
Waddington Road
Waldbank West of Brickyard Road
Westwood Road (Arbot Road to Leighton Road)
Westwood Road (Near Belwood Road)
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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