{"id":193435,"date":"2025-07-11T17:51:37","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T21:51:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/?p=193435"},"modified":"2025-07-11T17:55:23","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T21:55:23","slug":"some-residents-up-in-arms-over-traffic-calming-devices-on-deerfoot-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/some-residents-up-in-arms-over-traffic-calming-devices-on-deerfoot-trail\/","title":{"rendered":"Some residents up in arms over traffic calming devices on Deerfoot Trail"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Drivers and pedestrians travelling along Deerfoot Trail will notice new traffic calming devices, but not everyone is welcoming them. <\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Town of Huntsville, the pilot project is aimed at reducing traffic speed and ensuring pedestrian safety. Town staff will monitor traffic to determine the impact and future feasibility of the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, this publication has received a call from an area resident concerned about the traffic calming devices and questioning why area residents were not consulted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Planning Council Chair Bob Stone, anyone with concerns is advised to get in touch with their council representative or go before council as a delegation to express the reason for their opposition to the pilot project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Councillor Monty Clouthier said he&#8217;s received calls on the issue and is surprised at the reaction. He said the Town has heard many complaints over the years about speeding traffic on Deerfoot Trail, particularly as it is used as a shortcut by some. He said residents have complained that they don&#8217;t feel safe walking on the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clouthier said various options were looked at. &#8220;We just don&#8217;t have the police force, and even if we lowered the speed limit, they&#8217;re still going to speed. Lowering the speed is not going to deter them from speeding. There are a lot of residents in the area who are afraid to walk, and kids who live there. This led to a system that we encountered through Operations. We decided to give it a try there, it&#8217;s inexpensive,&#8221; said Clouthier. &#8220;Silver Street is getting them and there are other places that we are looking at, and I just can&#8217;t understand why residents are so upset&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Asked about concerns related to emergency vehicles getting through, Clouthier said it&#8217;s an engineered system with standard widths. &#8220;I mean, these systems are used all over the province. This is not a new thing, so I mean, there is no problem with emergency vehicles going through. One of the residents up there even drove a dump truck through it the other day, and he said it was tight, but he got through&#8230; what if we take them down and a child gets hit there next week?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clouthier said the speed controls are not there to ruin the neighbourhood, &#8220;they are there for the betterment of the neighbourhood.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox so you don&#8217;t miss anything!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #5cb85c url('https:\/\/d1iczxrky3cnb2.cloudfront.net\/red_logo.png') no-repeat 37px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; padding: 15px 38px; padding-left: 75px; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 #1f5a89; text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/support-huntsville-doppler\">Click here to support local news<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drivers and pedestrians travelling along Deerfoot Trail will notice new traffic calming devices, but not everyone is welcoming them. 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