Terry Whitehead Wants to Lower Speed Limit on Queen to 40km/h – TPR Hamilton | Hamilton's Civic Affairs News Site

June 19, 2017
Update: Council’s Public Works Committee waived their notice rules, and unanimously passed Whitehead’s motion.
Ward 8 Councillor Terry Whitehead has posted a notice of motion to change the speed limit on Queen Street south of King to 40 km/h. The current speed limit is 50 km/h.
WHEREAS, off peak speeds on Queen Street, at the base of Beckett Hill in Wards 1 and 2, have been recorded at a maximum of speed of 96 km/h ; and,
WHEREAS, the bus shelter at the corner of Aberdeen Avenue and Queen Street has been completely obliterated due to high speed traffic collisions two times in the last four years ;
WHEREAS, the bottom of the Kenilworth Access, there are residential homes all along the east and west sides of Queen Street; and,
WHEREAS, Kenilworth Avenue South has a maximum speed limit of 40km /h from the base of the access north to Main Street; and,
WHEREAS, Traffic Engineering staff do not support the speed limit reduction on Queen Street South (at the base of the Beckett Hill) to 40 km/h and are requesting direction from Council to institute this change;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED:
(a) That staff be directed to take the required steps to reduce the speed limit to 40 km/hour on Queen Street from Amelia Street to King Street; and,
(b) That funding for signage for the speed limit reduction, as outlined above, be taken from the Red Light Camera Fund at an upwards cost of $5,000 ; and,
(c) That the by-law required to enact the speed limit reduction on Queen Street (between Amelia and King) , be prepared.
Two weeks ago, City Council considered a motion to convert Queen Street to two-way traffic south of Main Street. The motion was tabled, after Ancaster Councillor Lloyd Ferguson expressed strong opposition.