Neighbourhood traffic calming measures planned for 2026

The City is continuing to implement new neighbourhood traffic calming measures in 2026. Installation work will begin in June.

New permanent seasonal measures include flexible bollards to improve road safety in Porter Creek, Copper Ridge and Crestview.

Porter Creek:

• • 12^th Avenue
  • Elm Street
  • Maple Street
  • Oak Street

Copper Ridge:

• • playground zones on North Star Drive

Crestview:

• • playground zones on Rainbow Road

The bollards will be removed before the first snowfall, with anchors remaining in place for reinstallation in the spring of 2027.

Year-round measures include:

• Traffic-calming curbs installed at pedestrian crossings on Range Road, Nisutlin Drive, and Alsek Road
• Speed humps on Keewenaw Drive and Klondike Road
• Line painting and ‘SLOW’ markings will be added to two additional playground zones in country residential neighbourhoods. “Watch for pedestrians” will be installed along access roads in all country residential neighbourhoods.

The 2026 locations were identified by analyzing areas of concern highlighted in the Transportation Master Plan, the Speed Limit Reduction Report and by residents. Speed and traffic data were collected to validate these concerns and to help determine the most appropriate calming measures for each location.

Additionally, speed feedback signs will be placed at targeted locations and rotated throughout the community. Locations will include but are not limited to Hillcrest Drive, Leota Street, Witch Hazel Road and Mt. Sima Road.

The City is also distributing Kid Alert signs that can be placed in residential areas to remind drivers to slow down and drive safely.

These initiatives are in addition to the closure of the south end of Eugene Avenue to vehicle traffic to help prevent shortcutting.

The City values input from residents about traffic calming initiatives. Residents can request traffic calming measures in their neighbourhood by using our new interactive request tool. View a map of Whitehorse to see where measures are in place and which streets are eligible for consideration. Requests received by September 30 will be considered for the 2027 construction season.

Learn more about traffic calming in Whitehorse at engagewhitehorse.ca.