#SlowDownVaughan

Vaughan residents have identified speeding as one of the City’s key traffic issues. At the Oct. 20, 2021 Council meeting, Council approved a program to create a city-wide lawn-sign campaign encouraging the public to slow down while driving on City roads.

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A #SlowDownVaughan sign on a resident's lawn.

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Put up a lawn sign

You can post a #SlowDownVaughan sign on your lawn, in your windows or on your social media channels to encourage the public to slow down while driving in your neighbourhood.

 

Lawn signs are available for curbside pickup at community centres and the Vaughan Public Libraries listed below. You can also download print-at-home window signs (PDF) or social media graphic. Signs are produced by the City and are free to Vaughan residents.

  • Al Palladini Community Centre
  • Ansley Grove Library
  • Bathurst Clark Resource Library
  • Chancellor Community Centre
  • Civic Centre Resource Library
  • Dufferin Clark Community Centre
  • Dufferin Clark Library
  • Father Ermanno Bulfon Community Centre
  • Garnet A. Williams Community Centre
  • Kleinburg Library 
  • Mackenzie Health Vaughan Library
  • Maple Community Centre
  • Maple Library
  • North Thornhill Community Centre
  • Pierre Berton Resource Library
  • Pleasant Ridge Library
  • Rosemount Community Centre
  • Woodbridge Pool and Memorial Arena
  • Vellore Village Community Centre
  • Vellore Village Library

 

#SlowDownVaughan sign usage

By accepting a “Slow Down” sign from the City of Vaughan, you hereby agree to place and use the said sign in accordance with the following conditions:

  1. Only one sign is allowed and it shall be placed in the front of your property;
  2. No sign shall be placed within 60 centimetres (two feet) from the edge of the curb or roadway;
  3. No sign shall be placed within three metres (10 feet) of a fire hydrant or transformer box;
  4. No sign may obstruct the roadway, median, traffic island, sidewalk, bicycle path or multi-use trail;
  5. Signs must be maintained and shall be removed or replaced if any part of the sign has been altered or defaced, or if it becomes damaged, bent, or otherwise cannot be secured to the ground;
  6. Only signs issued by the City are permitted.