Neighbourhood Traffic Safety Program

Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) is an automated system that uses a camera and a speed measurement device to detect and capture images of vehicles travelling in excess of the posted speed limit.

Town Council approved the use of 14 cameras to be installed and rotated through the town’s community safety zones. Implementation of the ASE program is anticipated for early January 2025.

Visit the Automated Speed Enforcement page to learn more.

Traffic speeds at various locations in Oakville are measured through the speed survey program. This program typically involves 150 surveys per year and is based mainly on reports of speeding from the public.

Traffic calming measures are used to mitigate speeding in instances where higher speeds have been observed and conventional methods of speed deterrence, such as enforcement and education, have not been effective. Some traffic calming examples include radar speed display signs, speed cushions, and raised barrier medians. 

For additional information on traffic calming, visit the Traffic Calming page. To learn how to request the implementation of traffic calming measures on your street, visit the Traffic Calming Implementation Process page.

The town's first pedestrian crossover was implemented in January 2017 at Navy Street and Church Street. The town’s Pedestrian Safety Program recommends over 170 pedestrian crossover locations be implemented across the town over the next 10 to 15 years. 

Existing Pedestrian Crossover Map

Visit the Pedestrian Safety page to learn the proper way to use them.

A Community Safety Zone (CSZ) is a section of a roadway, designated through a by-law, that identifies a segment of the road where public safety is of paramount concern. Community Safety Zones may include roadways near schools, daycare centres, active parks, hospitals, and senior citizen residences, and may also be used for collision prone areas within a community.

The Highway Traffic Act (HTA) currently allows municipalities to designate road segments as CSZs where public safety is of special concern and certain HTA fines (including speeding) are doubled. 

In June 2019, Council approved a report which recommended that CSZs be implemented at every 40 km/hour zone fronting an elementary school on a major road.

Community safety zone locations

Ward 1

• Colonel William Parkway between A point 340 metres south of Stocksbridge Avenue/Richview Boulevard and Watercliffe Court
• Ontario Street between Marine Drive and East Street
• Rebecca Street between Sussex Street and Bronte Road 
• Trevor Drive between Waterford Street and Bridge Road
• Valleyridge Drive between Scotscraig Crescent and Dundas Street West

Ward 2

• Felan Avenue between Rebecca Street and Stewart Street
• Fourth Line between Bridge Road/Parkside Drive and Stephens Crescent 
• Nottinghill Gate between Runnymead Crescent (easterly intersection) and Beechgrove Crescent (southerly intersection)
• Rebecca Street between  Garden Drive and Sybella Drive
• Old Abbey Lane between Montrose Abbey Drive and Milton Road/ Northwood Drive

Ward 3

• Devon Road between Morrison Road and Ford Drive
• Kingsway Drive between Wynten Way/Winterbourne Drive and Prince John Circle/Sir David Drive
• Lakeshore Road East between Douglas Avenue and Morrison Road
• Maple Grove Drive between Devon Road and Lakeshore Road East
• Morrison Road between Lakeshore Road East and Devon Road
• Reynolds Street between Cornwall Road and Sumner Avenue 
• Trafalgar Road between Lawson Street and Macdonald Road

Ward 4

• Fourth Line between Upper Middle Road West and Westview Terrace/Brillinger Street
• Grand Oak Trail between Hemmford Drive/Lionstone Drive and Westoak Trails Boulevard
• Heritage Way between A point 10 metres east of Brays Lane and A point 10 meters east of Postmaster Drive
• Pilgrims Way between Blackburn Drive and Mapleridge Crescent /Pineway Court
• Pine Glen Road between Newcastle Crescent (westerly intersection) and Proudfoot Trail 
• Pine Glen Road between Whistling Springs Crescent and Postmaster Drive
• Westoak Trails Boulevard between Brookhaven Crescent/ Arbourview Drive and Colbeck Street/  Amberglen Court

Ward 5

• Central Park Drive between Glenashton Drive and Oak Park Boulevard
• Oxford Avenue between McCraney Street West and Mayfield Drive / Oliver Place
• River Glen Boulevard between Towne Boulevard and Mowat Avenue 
• Sixth Line between A point 75 metres south of Elm Road and Upper Middle Road East/Upper Middle Road West

Ward 6

• White Oaks Boulevard (northerly intersection) between  Marlborough Court and Trafalgar Road  
• Glenashton Drive between Eighth Line and Grand Boulevard
• Grand Boulevard between Eighth Line and Glenashton Drive
• Grosvenor Street between Upper Middle Road East and Glenashton Drive
• North Ridge Trail between Glenashton Drive Postridge Drive
• Pinery Crescent between Arrowhead Road and Rockingham Drive

Ward 7

• Sixteen Mile Drive between Trailside Drive and Larry Crescent/Isaac Avenue
• Post Road between Dundas Street East and Threshing Mill Boulevard

In September 2023, Town Council voted to maintain the default speed limit of 50 km/hour across all local and minor collector roads in Oakville. The decision was informed by the outcomes of speed surveys conducted as part of a pilot study in three areas. The study showed that the implemented 40 km/hour speed limits did not result in the desired reduction in operating speeds. 

For more information, review the Neighbourhood Traffic Safety Program update staff report included in the September 18, 2023 Council meeting agenda.

Any unsigned road in Oakville maintains a default speed limit of 50 km/hour.

One of the key planning goals from the town’s 2018 Switching Gears Transportation Master Plan, was to provide a safe and efficient transportation system for all road users. The town currently has various initiatives to improve traffic safety under the Neighbourhood Traffic Safety Program, including education and outreach, network screening, and crossing guard programs. 

The town also recognizes the emerging Vision Zero philosophy that is gaining momentum worldwide for eliminating traffic fatalities and severe injuries among all road users by providing safe, healthy, and equitable mobility for all. Vision Zero embraces the philosophy that all traffic deaths are preventable, and it is a shared responsibility amongst policymakers and designers to ensure a safety system for all road users.

A study to examine the town’s road safety performance and programs in line with the Vision Zero philosophy was completed in 2022. The study identified that as part of Neighbourhood Traffic Safety Program, the town is already working on several initiatives to enhance the safety of all road-users. These initiatives include the:

• Traffic calming program,
• Ongoing implementation of pedestrian crossovers, 
• Automated speed enforcement (to be introduced in late 2024), and 
• Community safety zones. 

Moving forward, this study will serve as a guide to plan and implement our future traffic safety programs.