City council has agreed to implement all-way stops at the intersections of Borland and Peter streets, Jarvis and Peter streets, and Brant and Canice streets.
Also, the temporary stop sign at Brant and Canice streets will become permanent.
During the open forum at this week's council meeting, Lisa Kamal, a mother who lives near the intersection of Peter and Brant streets, voiced her concerns about speeding drivers.
"Over the past few years, we have experienced a significant increase in both the amount of traffic and speed of traffic on our street," she said. "There are no traffic control measures whatsoever."
She says the increase in traffic stems from commuters who choose to avoid West and Laclie streets.
Kamal acknowledged a pedestrian crosswalk was recently installed on Peter Street. However, she says its usefulness is decreased by the fact there is no sidewalk on the west side of the street to access it.
She also says the allowed parking on Peter Street North results in traffic being squeezed along the remaining roadway, often with no reduction in speed.
"The situation is often made more dangerous with cars weaving to avoid parked cars and oncoming traffic, and visibility of pedestrians is also diminished," she said.
Coun. Tim Lauer grew up on the corner of Borland and Peter streets near the hill and says he recognizes the need for more traffic-calming measures in the area.
"There have always been problems with speeding coming over that hill," he sais. "You can tell it's been a problem because it has an amber light above it that was put up, I think, 50 years ago."
Coun. Janet-Lynne Durnford also recommended to staff that the three new all-way stop intersections become a community safety zone where the city can implement its new automated speed enforcement program.
Steven Murphy, a traffic engineer with the city, explained council would have to make a recommendation to staff to do an investigation to see if it's warranted to have the busy area become a community safety zone. If it is deemed appropriate, staff would bring it back to council for final approval.
