Milton’s Traffic Calming Policy (or lack thereof)
Jennifer Smith, ward 2 candidate, just did a great post on her blog on Milton’s missing Traffic Calming policy. She compared it to Caledon that has a written traffic calming manual (what a concept). Her post is here, check it out.
Read MoreMy Biggest Pet-peeve in Milton
The City of Portland optimized traffic signal timing at 135 intersections on 16 streets in Portland. This optimization work has resulted in saving motorists over 1,750,000 gallons of gas each year. This reduction in gasoline consumption is equivalent to 15,460 tons of CO2 each year. I wonder how much gasoline we waste idling at horribly timed traffic lights and Milton’s aversion to right-turn-lanes (seriously, why do we not have dedicated right-turn lanes?) As if it wasn’t bad enough to have major arterial roads where traffic doesn’t flow, neighbourhood roads like Scott Blvd...
Read MoreCouncil Meeting Last Night
The Council meeting last night had an issue with stop signs. Some residents on an intersection wanted a stop-sign there. The staff did a study and realized that the traffic volume did not warrant a stop sign (a confusion around stop sign is that stop signs are used to determine ‘right-of-way’. They cannot be used to control speed. In fact, studies show that poorly placed stop signs actually cause people to drive faster between them to make up for lost time). The council sided with traffic engineers and voted against putting stop signs. This brings up an interesting...
Read MoreTraffic Calming Devices
People speed on Scott and Savoline, that’s no news to residents living on these streets. What we, residents, cannot figure out is why traffic calming devices were not built on these roads. Afterall, if you design a wide road like Scott (or Savoline) then (some) people will drive on them like they’re on Autobahn. These ideas are strictly for residential streets (like Scott and Savoline). I don’t know which ones of these I support, but here are some ideas I have seen in cities I’ve lived in (I lived in 8 different cities in a 7 year period after my wife &...
Read MoreWhat’s with no right turn lanes???
Am I the only one who is annoyed at the lack of right-turn-lanes in Milton? I often have to go south towards Derry. It doesn’t matter whether I take Thompson or Ontario, neither has a dedicated right-turn lane. The image above shows that there is more than enough clearance for a right turn lane. Why, oh planners, do you insist on not putting them? I often find myself stuck on red lights behind just one car waiting to turn right. Major arterial roads should be optimized for traffic flow. I can’t imagine how much time and gas is wasted because of...
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