Council considers expanding use of rubber speed bumps on city roadways for traffic calming

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Council considers expanding use of rubber speed bumps on city roadways for traffic calming

Councillor Anthony Perruzza is asking City Council to expand the use of rubber speed bumps as a faster, more flexible alternative to permanent speed humps. The proposal cites speeding as a persistent safety concern and notes that rubber bumps are already used on Toronto laneways and in other Ontario municipalities, can be installed quickly, and can be removed if ineffective. The item seeks to give the city additional tools to respond to speeding complaints while permanent traffic calming measures are being planned.

not yet heardToronto City Council · Wed, Jul 29You can weigh in

Who did what

Councillor Anthony Perruzza (Ward 7, Humber River-Black Creek) movedMoved the item asking Council to expand rubber speed bump use
Councillor Mike Colle (Ward 8, Eglinton-Lawrence) secondedSeconded the motion

Also in this item

• Rubber speed bumps are already in use on Toronto laneways and in other Ontario municipalities, suggesting proven feasibility and safety track record within the province.

• The proposal explicitly positions rubber bumps as a temporary measure while permanent traffic calming infrastructure is planned, rather than a permanent replacement.

The journey

Wed, Jul 29 · Toronto City Council · not yet heard

Time to act

You can weigh in

Residents can contact their ward councillor before the vote to urge support or raise concerns about placement or effectiveness. The vote is at this council meeting.

Why is this story here?

ContainedThe item directs staff to expand use of a tool already deployed on laneways. It does not fundamentally change the city's traffic-calming apparatus or remove future options; a future council could deprioritize rubber bumps or cease their use. It is a policy decision about method and pacing, bounded in scope.Touches a narrow groupSpeeding and traffic calming matter acutely to residents of neighbourhoods with complaints, but this is a city-wide authorization to expand the tool, not the installation of a bump on a specific street. A resident living on a street that may eventually receive a rubber bump does not experience a change this week. The decision touches daily life at one remove: approval today precedes installation decisions later.

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Official title: Use of Rubber Speed Bumps on Roadways - by Councillor Anthony Perruzza, seconded by Councillor Mike Colle · meeting video