Office Of Traffic Safety

• Edmonton traffic engineers to release Strathcona safety plan Monday

  A new traffic-pedestrian safety proposal will mean drivers won't be able to turn right on red, heading south on Scona Road, heading west on Saskatchewan Drive.

  Traffic

  Jul 22, 2019
  
• Collisions on Edmonton streets trending in right direction: city report

  The Office of Traffic Safety has released its 2018 numbers, showing there were 24,000collisions last year, a very slight increase over the year before. However the severity of those crashes is down.

  Traffic

  Jul 8, 2019
  
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• Vision Zero report shows fewest traffic fatalities and injuries since Edmonton program began

  In 2018, there were 19 fatalities and 319 serious injury collisions in Edmonton. Both those numbers are down from 2017.

  Traffic

  Mar 15, 2019
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• Edmonton city council asked to set slower neighbourhood speed limits

  A debate next week at City Hall could finally determine default speed limits for all residential roads in Edmonton.

  Traffic

  Mar 14, 2019
• Committee looks to put more Edmonton photo radar money into crosswalks

  The plan would mean interim measures would be in place for all 408 priority crosswalks in 10 years, and the whole upgrade plan would be done by 2029.

  News

  Oct 31, 2018
• Edmonton turns off 4 vehicle noise displays after complaints of stunting, intentional noise

  The city has turned off all four of its vehicle noise displays being used in a pilot project after complaints from nearby residents. While the signs are turned off, they're still collecting data.

  Crime

  Sep 13, 2018
• 68 Edmonton locations ID’d as 30 km/h playground that should be 50 km/h

  The city has done a double check of 406 playground speed zones that have been installed over the past year. It was done at the request of city council because to them, some didn't make any sense. In 68 locations they were right.

  Traffic

  Aug 10, 2018
• Edmonton sees rise in fatal collisions but number of pedestrian and bike crashes drop

  New numbers released by the Office of Traffic Safety show the number of fatal collisions in Edmonton increased 23.8 per cent from 2016 to 2017.

  Crime

  May 18, 2018
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• Expect changes to pedestrian buttons at Edmonton crosswalks next year

  If you've ever waiting two minutes or more to get a "walk" signal at a crosswalk, your frustration could come to an end.

  Politics

  May 2, 2018
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• Current budget only tackles a fraction of Edmonton’s problem crosswalks

  There are 659 locations that need crosswalk upgrades but a report says only 70 will be done by the end of the year. The cost to upgrade the remaining 589 is $58 million. At $2 million per year, it would take 29 years to do the rest.

  Politics

  Apr 26, 2018