FAQs

Engagement insights may inform decision-making, including threshold criteria for new zones, preferred traffic calming treatments and phasing plans based on community support and technical feasibility.

The City plans to capture lived experience on how residents and users feel about safety, traffic flow and quality of life under the CSZ. It will combine this information with speed and collision metrics to validate or refine measures. The City will also engage with Regina Police Service to determine how officers experienced the CSZ and to collect any relevant data that may help inform decision making. Those responses will be used to inform potential expansion to other Regina neighbourhoods.

A few neighbourhoods have been identified. However, what happens will be partly determined by this public engagement, Council approval and any required bylaw amendments. 

There is a long-term plan to redevelop and redesign the 13th Avenue corridor which will include the renewal of underground utilities. The project will include public engagement to ensure the vision and streetscaping align with safety and community priorities and values. 

The intersection of 13th Avenue and Angus Street has permanent curb extensions. Every intersection between Rae Street and Argyle Street, except for Robinson Street and Elphinstone Street, received traffic calming measures. Elphinstone Street and Robinson Street did not receive temporary curb extensions, as they already have crossing signals and a designated pedestrian corridor, respectively. The cost of this work, including material cost that can be later redeployed, is approximately $50,000.

Benefits of traffic calming include reduced crossing distances and pedestrian exposure to moving traffic, improved sightlines and drivers yielding at crosswalks, creation of a safer, more comfortable environment for all users and rapid installation using flexible, cost-effective materials.

The City coordinated with SaskPower to install street lighting upgrades on 13th Avenue between Albert Street and McTavish Street where feasible. By leveraging existing overhead power line poles it came to an approximate cost of $38,000.

No, the curb extensions on 13th Avenue using the yellow curbs are a temporary measure and are expected to remain in place until a permanent solution is installed during future construction on 13th Avenue. 

Both the CSZ and traffic calming are measures to achieve the goals of the Vision Zero Framework. Traffic calming physically changes road infrastructure and is intended to slow traffic, whereas a CSZ is a designated area with a reduced speed limit.