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Add 'speed limit reminder' bollards' on Jarvis and Lower Jarvis

From "Traffic Regulation Review - Fall 2023"

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The City recently added 'speed limit reminder bollards' in the centre of Sherbourne and Lower Sherbourne streets. They would be useful reminders on Jarvis and Lower Jarvis too!

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I doubt the bollards will survive long, especially given the nature of Jarvis' changing center lane direction toward the north end, and peoples love for running over them. Instead, I would look for alternate traffic calming infrastructure. Some possible ideas are as follows. Textured pavement, will result in a higher perception of speed. Similar to how people naturally drive slower on brick roads. Elevated crosswalks, or even intersections, can be used at major intersections effectively creating a significantly oversized speedbump. Toronto already has guidelines for these. https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/8f22-ecs-specs-roaddg-raised-crosswalk-intersection-guideline-Jan2020.pdf Narrower lanes to help increase the perceived speed of travel. Wide lanes with large setbacks of any roadside items make drivers think they're going slower than they actually are, by narrowing the lanes people will be significantly more aware of their speed relative to the environment. ZigZag road lines can also be used to make lanes appear smaller than they actually are. Sidewalk curb extensions at intersections, bringing the curb closer to traffic will have the same effect, causing drivers to slow down.
    @Aaron Arnott I agree the bollards will not work on Jarvis north of Queen where the lanes change but they seem to have worked well on Sherbourne and I still suggest them as a cheap and fast solution on Lower Jarvis and maybe Jarvis from Front to Queen. The worst speeding is actually south of Front (Lower Jarvis) where drivers leaving the Gardiner keep going at highway speed! Your other suggestions have merit but all cost $$$ and would not be fast to implement.
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    And set it to 30kph. Increases safety, decreases vehicle noise.

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