New Feedback Opportunity

Please take the time to review the potential traffic management measures and complete the feedback form below. Your feedback will help inform the development of a preferred plan for the study area.

Overview

Purpose

These concepts show different ways to manage traffic within the neighbourhood. The goal is to improve safety, reduce cut-through traffic, and support all modes of travel, including walking, cycling, transit, and driving.

Approach

Each concept focuses on a primary traffic management measure. The concepts are not mutually exclusive—elements from multiple options may be combined and refined through community feedback and technical review.

Key Considerations

  • Maintain access for emergency services, including the hospital and fire hall.
  • Preserve through movement on higher-order streets (Neighbourhood Connectors), which support transit.
  • Discourage cut-through traffic on local Neighbourhood Streets.
  • Improve safety and comfort for pedestrians and cyclists.

What happens next?

  • Develop a recommended plan based on technical analysis and community feedback
  • Review intersections for potential improvements (e.g., changes to intersection control, where appropriate)
  • Enhance pedestrian and cyclist safety and connectivity (e.g., improved crossings)
  • Refine school zone treatments
  • Prepare an implementation plan

During a town hall meeting on July 23 organized by Councillor Trosow, residents shared concerns about speeding drivers, high traffic volumes, and unsafe conditions for people walking or cycling.

Following that meeting, and after receiving additional feedback from the community, the City has initiated a formal study to take a holistic look at the area and create a plan to improve safety for all road users.

To help with this work, the City has hired a qualified traffic consulting firm, CIMA, to collect and analyze data, assess existing conditions, and recommend effective traffic calming measures, in consultation with the community, other interested parties, and the public in the area.

The study will take a data-driven and community-informed approach to improving traffic safety in Central North London. It will:

  • Assess current traffic patterns, including speeding, cut-through traffic, and other safety concerns.
  • Identify key areas of concern, particularly around schools, parks, and pedestrian routes.
  • Explore and evaluate traffic calming options such as speed cushions/humps, curb extensions, or signage improvements, etc.
  • Develop a neighbourhood-wide traffic calming plan with recommendations that balance safety, accessibility, and mobility for all road users.
  • Engage with residents to ensure solutions reflect community safety.

On January 26, 2026, the City provided an overview of the study's purpose, the existing conditions, a technical analysis, and community feedback we've heard to date. You can see the display boards that were featured at the meeting under "Traffic Study Boards," which are on the right.

The study area is bounded by Richmond Street (west), Oxford Street (south), the Thames River (north), and Adelaide Street (east). The project and its limits were established to address interrelated traffic calming investigations that were active through the first half of 2025 and to coordinate recommendations on adjacent local streets.