During the election campaign, many residents raised concerns with me about traffic and the safety of our neighbourhood streets. I launched the Alta Vista Safe Streets Campaign in June 2011 to provide an immediate and direct response to traffic concerns brought to my attention. We purchased an electronic radar sign, placed it at 18 different street locations so far, and currently it is placed on Alta Vista at the intersection of Summit Ave, on the east side. The neighbours have reported a reduction in the number of speeders, and overall the results were very positive.Other city councillors have now started to adopt the same signs and are beginning to launch this project in their own neighbourhoods.
We have now purchased a second radar sign, and will be setting it up soon. I’m seeking your feedback on where you’d like to see it placed. Let me know of any streets where drivers could use a reminder. Email me today and share your thoughts! peter.hume@ottawa.ca
We have also added a new feature to both our signs: they will now capture and record all automobile speeds, providing us with a report. We will then be able to establish how many drivers are over the speed limit. This information will be helpful in establishing where our Safe Streets campaign is most needed.
-Peter
-Peter
I would be very interested in the data that you collect. Will you be sharing it through your blog?
ReplyDeleteHi Lana,
ReplyDeleteWe haven't had our first round of data yet so we are still exploring what it will look like when it's produced; but certainly, we're hoping to have it up on our website (peterhume.ca), and we will surely announce it on the blog.