Traffic calming changes reduce vehicle speeds, discourage shortcutting, minimize conflicts between street users, and improve the neighbourhood environment.
Traffic calming changes reduce vehicle speeds, discourage shortcutting, minimize conflicts between street users, and improve the neighbourhood environment. We take speeding and pedestrian safety concerns seriously and address them through a combination of enforcement, education and infrastructure solutions. This includes investments in infrastructure through the City’s sidewalk, pedestrian safety and traffic calming programs.
Port Coquitlam also promotes pedestrian safety and driver awareness through initiatives and partnerships with others such as TransLink, ICBC Road Improvement Program, Tri-Cities Speed Watch, RCMP, Community Police, HUB Cycling and SD43.
Any residential street designated as “local” or “minor collector” may be considered for traffic calming. Examples of typical traffic calming measures in Port Coquitlam include:
- Roundabouts
- Curb extensions and crosswalks
- Speed humps
- Raised medians
- Raised crosswalks
- Diverters
- Other measures include elements added to narrow a road, such as sidewalks, parking pockets, and paint markings.
Traffic calming measures used in Port Coquitlam conform with the Canadian Guide to Neighbourhood Traffic Calming published by the Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers (CITE) and Transportation Association of Canada (TAC). For more information on traffic calming, read the TAC/CITE Primer on Traffic Calming.
Request Traffic Calming
Complete the form to initiate a request for traffic calming. Review our Traffic Calming Policy and Procedure [PDF/156KB] first.