The City of Ottawa plans to install 23 more automatic speed cameras along city streets this year, letting motorists know in advance where they will be.
The additional cameras, including six due to be installed last year, will more than double their total in the city.
The additional cameras will bring the total to 40 by the end of the year, according to a memo to the mayor and councilors from Carol Hall, the city’s assistant director of transportation services.
Launched as a pilot, the camera program became permanent in October 2021, with plans to add between 15 and 25 new cameras each year through 2026.
“Where installed, speed cameras have proven effective in increasing compliance with posted speed limits, reducing the risk to vulnerable road users,” the memo said.
The city also lists 77 red light camera locations.
Cameras near schools, parks
Of the 17 new speed camera locations, 11 are within school zones, two are near parks and others are on roads where speeding has been identified as a problem.
The new camera locations are:
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Joan of Arc Boulevard N from Paddler Way/Template Drive to Orléans Boulevard (near Terry Fox Elementary School).
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Cedarview Road from Fallowfield Road to about 200 yards south of Fallowfield (near Cedarview Middle School).
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Cambrian Road from Greenbank Road to Kilbirnie Drive (near St Cecilia School).
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Woodroff Avenue from Anthony Avenue to Saville Row (near Woodroffe Avenue Public School).
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The first avenue from Chrysler Street to Percy Street (near Glebe Collegiate Institute).
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heron street from Finn Court to Baycrest Drive (near Queen of Angels Adult High School).
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Portobello Boulevard from Capreol Street/Martello Drive to Aquaview Drive (near Avalon Public School & École élémentaire public Des Sentiers).
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Sprat Street from Canyon Walk Drive to Shoreline Drive (near St. Jerome School, Steve MacLean Public School and École élémentaire catholique Bernard-Grandmaître).
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Kelly Farm Drive from Shepody Circle to Findlay Creek Drive (near Vimy Ridge Public School).
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Stonehaven Drive from Bridle Park Drive to Tandalee Crescent (near St. Anne School, École élémentaire catholique Élisabeth-Bruyère and Roch Carrier Primary School).
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Berrigan Drive from Croxley Way to Claridge Drive (near Berrigan Elementary School and Longfields-Davidson Heights Secondary School).
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Riverside Drive from Mooney’s Bay Place to Ridgewood Avenue (near Mooney’s Bay Park).
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Bronson Avenue from University Drive/Sunnyside Avenue to Brewer Way (near Brewer Park).
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hunting club road from Lorry Greenberg Drive to Pike Street (high speed location where the posted speed limit is between 50 and 70 km/h).
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Montreal street from Ogilvie Road to Foxborough Private/Bethamy Lane (high speed site where the posted speed limit is between 50 and 70 km/h).
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Walkley Street from Harding Road to Halifax Drive (high speed location, low speed limit compliance and many pedestrians).
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King Edward Avenue from Cathcart Street to St. Patrick Street (high speed location, low speed limit compliance and many pedestrians).
According to the city, the final five of those locations — Hunt Club, Walkley and Montreal Roads, and King Edward and Bronson Avenues — are subject to approval by Hydro Ottawa, which must determine if there is adequate power infrastructure at those locations to support cameras.
In selecting these locations, the city is taking a “data-driven approach” that takes into account factors such as existing compliance with advertised speed limits and the prevalence of “high-end speeders” (those traveling at 15 km/h or more) above the speed limit ), the number of collisions and the number of students walking or cycling to nearby schools.
6 cameras delayed in the last year
In addition to the 17 new cameras, six others that were approved for installation last year but held up due to work stoppages and other “unforeseen delays” will be installed this spring, according to the memo.
These locations are:
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Greenbank Street from Jockvale Road to Half Moon Bay Road (near St. Joseph High School).
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Stittsville Main Street from Bandelier Way to Hazeldean Road (near St Stephen School).
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Woodroff Avenue from Georgina Drive to Highway 417 (near D. Roy Kennedy Public School).
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Bridgestone drive from Sunnybrooke Drive to Granite Court (near Maurice-Lapointe Public Elementary School).
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Chapman Mills Drive from Beatrice Drive to Meadgate Gate (near St. Emily School, Jean-Robert-Gauthier Catholic Elementary School and Chapman Mills Public School).
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Crestway Drive from Oldfield Street to Hathaway Drive (near St. Andrew School).
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