CALMING TRAFFIC BY DESIGN

THE City of Winnipeg will study ways to calm traffic through design.

Council has approved a motion to order a city staff report on methods to add traffic-calming design elements whenever a street is selected for reconstruction.

The potential changes could include narrowing roads, adding speed tables (sections of raised road) and/or installing curb extensions to create more space for pedestrians.

A report on the matter is expected back in about eight months.