Beasley Neighbourhood Road Safety Review

The City of Hamilton is working to create a Neighbourhood Review to help improve roadway safety throughout the Beasley Neighbourhood, located in Ward 2. The study area is bound by James Street N, Wellington Street N, Main Street E, and the CN rail line just north of Barton Street E.

In response to community feedback and to further the progress being made through Hamilton’s Strategic Road Safety Program and Vision Zero Action Plan, the City of Hamilton has engaged AECOM to create a report that will identify transportation safety improvements for the Beasley Neighbourhood. The recommendations will aim to tackle key elements of concerns previously raised including, but not limited to:

• High speeds: reduction of traffic speeds within the residential area using traffic calming measures.
• Driver behaviour: known locations of low driver compliance and aggressive driving will be assessed.
• Safety: collision prone locations will be assessed to identify likely causes and opportunities for safety improvements. Local school zones will also be assessed.
• Mobility: locations of known access and mobility challenge areas for pedestrians and cyclists will be assessed to identify gaps and to propose improvements.

What are we doing now?

In Phase 2 of the project we develop alternative solutions intended to address the identified problems and opportunities within the Beasley neighbourhood. An initial long-list of alternatives, including location-specific transportation-related road safety, accessibility and operations countermeasures is refined through an evaluation process and the final list (short-list) of alternatives is carried forward as the technically preferred alternative - a set of individual but compatible improvements within the neighbourhood – to Phase 3, the Final Study Report.