I confirmed with City Senior staff this week that Ward 1 roads like Grandview St. N., Arborwood, Ormond and Coldstream Dr. will benefit from the installation in 2023 of flexible ground mounted bollards. Actually, I've been pushing for this ever since Clarington in June 2019 installed this traffic calming measure in 16 locations across Clarington. Immediately on reading about them, on June 10, 2019, I made a Notice of Motion at City Council for Oshawa to implement a similar program (see email to Clerk below).
It is frustrating this would take so long, but finally, three years later, in Sept 2022 Oshawa staff placed its 1st flex bollard installation on Britannia Rd. E. and as expected, they are proving to be effective.
Only downside is they need to be taken down during the road snow clearing months - removed November 1st and reinstalled April 1st.
In the same conversation this week, I discussed with Oshawa staff the benefits of installing the red and white stripe 'tiger tail' rider under Stop Signs (see picture below). I found the acknowledgement they gave reassuring, as my Notice of Motion last month for 'tiger tails' will be hopefully added to the 2023 City Budget.
McConkey Notice of Motion, Oshawa Council meeting September 26, 2022:
"Whereas Clarington has successfully implemented Vision Zero measures for road safety; and,
Whereas Oshawa also is committed to Vision Zero and new traffic calming measures; and,
Whereas Clarington and other municipalities have found the red and white striped tiger tail banner under a City stop sign to be effective;
Now therefore staff consider the addition of tiger tail signs to certain stop signs and the cost to be included in the 2023 budget."
It is frustrating this would take so long, but finally, three years later, in Sept 2022 Oshawa staff placed its 1st flex bollard installation on Britannia Rd. E. and as expected, they are proving to be effective.
Only downside is they need to be taken down during the road snow clearing months - removed November 1st and reinstalled April 1st.
In the same conversation this week, I discussed with Oshawa staff the benefits of installing the red and white stripe 'tiger tail' rider under Stop Signs (see picture below). I found the acknowledgement they gave reassuring, as my Notice of Motion last month for 'tiger tails' will be hopefully added to the 2023 City Budget.
McConkey Notice of Motion, Oshawa Council meeting September 26, 2022:
"Whereas Clarington has successfully implemented Vision Zero measures for road safety; and,
Whereas Oshawa also is committed to Vision Zero and new traffic calming measures; and,
Whereas Clarington and other municipalities have found the red and white striped tiger tail banner under a City stop sign to be effective;
Now therefore staff consider the addition of tiger tail signs to certain stop signs and the cost to be included in the 2023 budget."
