Project Summary: Traffic Count Data Collection - Various Neighbourhoods
A project to collect baseline traffic volume and speed data to inform future traffic calming measures.
Project Summary
Priority: Discretionary Public Engagement: Inform
Project Name: Traffic Count Data Collection - Various Neighbourhoods 1-2-03100-615 CC310-17
Submitted by: Ivan Leung Director: Ivan Leung, Transportation Services
Executive Summary
This project is included as a result of Council resolution C-111-24 from the July 16, 2024 regular Council meeting: THAT a Project Summary to collect data for traffic counts and speeds in various neighbourhoods in the Town be brought forward to the 2025 budget deliberations.
This was based on a Council request to collect baseline data from all neighbourhoods for traffic counts and traffic speeds in the next 12 months.
Staff do not recommend this project due to redundancies with other projects and limited staffing resources and training.
Business problem and opportunity
Staff do not recommend moving forward with this project as it is redundant due to other projects and processes, specifically:
- Staff have operationally retained traffic counter services on a one time basis for key residential streets in 2024 to provide baseline data for the 2025 Transportation Master Plan;
- The 2025 Transportation Master Plan will provide better insight and recommendations on how to effectively create and administer traffic speed and volume monitoring programs.
Proposed project objectives
To identify key transportation metrics such as vehicle volumes and speeds within View Royal neighbourhood streets. The information would be interpreted to inform on policy driven traffic calming measures, and used for transportation master planning.
Business risks
There are two issues with respect to this program: financial and staffing resources:
- This program will not be best value for dollars spent given its redundancy with other programs. Funding would be better allocated towards the transportation master plan
- The interpretation of the data will require staff time, resources and potential training. Staff time and resources allocated to this program will detract from the Town's ability to deliver its priority projects (i.e. critical or required)
This project does not include the implementation of traffic calming measures.
Proposed sources of funding
Casino Revenue 1-1-00557-866
Costs and benefits
| Costs | FY1 | FY2 | FY3 | FY4 | FY5 | 5-year Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Operational | 0 | 25,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25,000 |
| Total | 0 | 25,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25,000 |
| Benefits | |
|---|---|
| Tangible | |
| Intangible |
Recommendation
This project was requested by Council (Council Driven)
