Danzig Street traffic calming with speed humps and cushions
Staff will install speed humps and cushions on Danzig Street following community requests and resident survey support for traffic safety improvements. The decision addresses identified safety concerns on the street.
From the floor
“I'm also concerned about privacy. Residents on the upper floor of a 10-story building will have direct view into the backyards and rear windows of homes along Horizon Crescent.”A deputant
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• Deputation raised privacy and shadow concerns from neighboring development during Danzig Street traffic calming discussion
The journey
Thu, Jul 9 · Scarborough Community Council · adopted
Decision
Staff authorized to proceed with installation of speed humps and cushions on Danzig Street
Watch it happen
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Why is this story here?
ContainedSpeed humps and cushions are genuine traffic safety interventions on a single street, bounded in scope and reversible without significant cost or institutional change. The decision affects one location and does not constrain future council options.Felt nowResidents of Danzig Street experience this directly in their weekly commute and street use. The traffic calming measure addresses a specific neighborhood's safety concerns and affects those who use the street regularly, though the impact is geographically contained.
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