Traffic Calming

The City of Fredericton, like most other Canadian municipalities, has experienced a significant increase in public complaints regarding motor vehicles traveling through neighbourhoods at high speeds. In order to address these complaints, the City has developed a Traffic Calming Policy that will ensure a consistent and equitable approach to addressing speeding within the municipality. This policy will consider travel speeds, as well as collision data and registered public complaints to prioritize areas of focus for traffic calming.

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What is traffic calming?

Traffic calming aims to reduce negative effects of vehicle use, alter driver behavior, and improve conditions for non-motorized street users.

For example, a traffic calming measure could be the installation of speed bumps or speed cushions on residential streets. These physical obstacles force drivers to slow down, thereby reducing vehicle speeds and improving safety for pedestrians and other road users.

The following streets will receive traffic calming measures in 2026:

Wetmore Road - from Pugsley Street to Kimble Drive
Woodbridge Street - from Canterbury Drive to Charing Crescent and from Kimble Drive to Forest Hill Road
Rookwood Avenue - from Waggoners Lane to Parkhurst Drive

Traffic Calming Priority List

The city has a traffic calming policy in place that helps staff prioritize requests and in a way that factors in travel speeds, traffic volume, collision data, pedestrian infrastructure, etc. From this, a priority list is created and every year traffic calming is implemented based on available budgets.

2026 Traffic Calming Priority List

Rank	Street Name	Total Points
1	Wetmore Drive	51
2	Woodbridge Street	49
3	Rookwood Avenue	48
4	Noble Street	47
5	Parkside Drive	45
6	River Street	43
7	Flemming Road	42
8	Golf Club Road	39
9	Murray Avenue	38
10	Westmorland Street	38
11	Goodine Street	36
12	Lian Street	36
13	Hanson Street	35
14	Adams Street	35
15	Colwell Drive	33
16	Lisgar Street	33
17	Downing Street	30
18	Mitchell Street	30
19	Glengarry Place	28

Why not just reduce the speed?

Reducing posted speed limits can mitigate collision severity, but merely changing signs may not alter driver behavior significantly. Lower speed limits can lead to safety risks like increased speed differentials, illegal passing, and rear-end collisions. Lower speed limits may be appropriate for streets with inherent low-speed design features or those with traffic calming measures already in place.

Questions about traffic calming?