Frequently Asked Questions

Area residents raised concerns about vehicle speeds and improving road safety for all users, including pedestrians, cyclists and motorists.

The City will undertake additional reviews in the future through engagement and identification of other road corridors where concerns have been raised regarding vehicle speeds and improving road safety for all users, including pedestrians, cyclists and motorists.

Traffic counts were collected in October and November when schools were in session. Pedestrian counts indicate a significant amount of movement along the corridors.

The data collected from the virtual information sessions and the online survey will be considered as part of the analysis and recommendations to improve road safety and mobility.

The project team has been on-site to observe pick-up and drop-off activities at schools in these areas and have been in discussion with school staff. In addition, the City is undertaking a Safer School Zone Plan that includes partnership and collaboration with school boards and York Regional Police to develop solutions to make the arrival and dismissal times safer for students. This will include opportunities to encourage students to walk and cycle to school and improve circulation around school sites.

City and Regional Staff regularly reviewed historical collision information and will be reviewed for each corridor in more detail as part of this study.

The study will examine the current and future transportation planning and mobility infrastructure needs for each corridor under review. By assessing traffic operations in these areas, the City can identify additional road safety opportunities for pedestrians, cyclists, and transit and vehicular road users to better serve all modes of transportation.

Each corridor will be assessed using the “all ages and abilities framework” as approved by the 2020 Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan. In addition, vehicular volume, speeds and operational considerations, such as the frequency of residential driveways, are used to determine if and what type of dedicated facility is required.

The outcome of these studies will, where applicable, include recommendations for treatments to safely separate parked and moving motorists, cyclists, pedestrians and other users. When different users are provided with dedicated spaces to travel, it makes street-level interactions safer, and a more comfortable and predictable experience for all including motorists, transit users, cyclists, micro-users and pedestrians.  

The City’s all-way stop control warrant is based on warrant thresholds classified in Ontario Traffic Manual Book 5: Regulatory Signs. The criteria include minimum vehicular volumes, collision hazards, sight lines and geometric designs. As part of this project, the City is the provincial guidelines and processes to determine if additional stop-controlled intersections are needed.

While the City will review and assess if measures such as speed bumps and roundabouts are needed, any vertical treatments will have to be carefully considered so they do not impede the movement of emergency vehicles or garbage trucks. The type of measures will be evaluated regarding their overall impact on safety, operations, property constraints and other factors.

In the next phase of this project (spring 2023), residents will have an opportunity to review and comment on the types of traffic calming measures being explored.

The study will review and assess if traffic calming circles may be needed. However, the diameter of a roundabout (traffic calming circles) would need to be reviewed regarding its impact on adjacent properties.

A separate project is underway to develop an overarching policy on Community Safety Zones in Vaughan.

The City will review the specific placement of the existing traffic calming measures related to the observed operating speeds. The corridor will be investigated as a potential candidate for a Community Safety Zone.

This project is exclusive to municipal roads and focuses on four areas within Vaughan’s road network: rural roadways, built-up/urban areas (inclusive of school zone areas), public laneways and select neighbourhoods. Regional roads like Rutherford Road, Jane Street and Major Mackenzie Drive are the responsibility of York Region.

York Region is currently undertaking a separate project for Regional roads, called the Traveller Safety Plan.

The City is currently updating the Vaughan Transportation Plan. No road widening is planned for the rural corridors under review.

The City will present recommendations to Council for approval of short- and long-term measures.

The City is reviewing lighting as part of this project.