Travelling on Dundas Place

The City of London continues to support Dundas Place as a vibrant destination for Londoners and visitors for shopping, dining, art and celebration.

Earlier in Spring 2024, City Council lowered the speed limit on Dundas Place, between Ridout to Wellington streets, to 20 kilometers per hour. The lower speed limit of these four blocks helps to support the patio experience in the area, creates a safer environment for pedestrians and cyclists, as well as the events and activities that will continue to happen regularly along Dundas Place and in Market Lane.

The City of London has also added new, temporary centerline signage at the Ridout, Richmond, and Wellington Street entrances to Dundas Place. This signage helps slow traffic down to reinforce Dundas Place as a special destination shared by pedestrians, cyclists and motorists.

City staff will be evaluating traffic management options for Dundas Place and are currently collecting feedback from businesses, residents, and visitors. A report about future traffic management on Dundas Place will be presented to City Council in the fall of 2024.

Background:

From Wellington to Ridout Streets, Dundas Place is a flexible street shared by pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists. With extra wide sidewalks and no curbs, parking spaces can easily transform into patios, be used for sidewalk sales, or for street performances.

Temporary traffic restrictions on Dundas Place at Ridout and Wellington streets seen in years past did not return for 2024. Traffic diversions restricting cut-through traffic on Dundas Place were used in 2021, 2022, and 2023 to mitigate impacts from construction nearby. Parts of King Street and Queens Avenue parallel to Dundas Place were closed to vehicle traffic during construction. The traffic diversions on Dundas Place were not implemented this year with work now substantially complete on King Street and Queens Avenue.

City Council has directed Civic Administration to provide options for ongoing traffic diversion for Dundas Place between Wellington Street and Ridout Street, and to report back with an operational plan later this year. Your responses to the questions below will be used in the development of this plan.

Please provide your comments in the feedback form below and feel free to offer additional opportunities and challenges with travelling on Dundas Place for consideration. (This feedback form closed on September 23, 2024.)