A new Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) project is being developed to update the national guide about traffic calming practices.
Published jointly in 1998 by TAC and the Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers (CITE), the Canadian Guide to Neighbourhood Traffic Calming assisted practitioners with understanding traffic calming principles and applications in residential neighbourhoods. The Guide has been used throughout North America and is considered a success in the field, however the art of traffic calming has evolved and the Guide needs to be updated.
The CITE completed a volunteer project that included consultations and workshops with Guide users and other stakeholders to identify issues that should be addressed in the next edition. As a result, the new project, advanced through TAC’s Traffic Operations and Management Standing Committee and the Chief Engineers’ Council, would review the definition of traffic calming and the process of assessing and prioritizing traffic calming requests and update guidance offered about the design and implementation of traffic calming measures.
In addition to technical elements, the project would consider broader issues such as whether the document should be presented as a guide or a recommended practice and whether the “neighbourhood” focus should be retained. The document structure and format would be reviewed and the opportunity to provide links to other resources and case studies would also be considered.
The CITE has committed to the project as a major partner and it is expected that the publication will be released again in both TAC and the CITE’s name.
Organizations interested in participating as project partners should contact Sarah Wells.
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