When you know your neighbourhood like the back of your hand, you also have a keen sense of which streets could use speed bumps as well as where they shouldn't go.
At this week's general committee meeting at city hall, an item brought up for discussion was to look into the possible creation of a centralized system for residents to recommend speed-bump locations.
The matter still needs to be approved at city council before it can move forward, but if approved, city staff would look into the feasability of such a system and report back to general committee before the speed-bump rollout for the 2021 season.
Speed bumps are typically installed in April, following the winter months.
"There are residents who are very passionate about where they want speed bumps to go, and where they don't want them to go," said Coun. Sergio Morales, adding members of council often hear from their constituents on the issue when they're out in the community, or through social media.
"Having a centralized way to capture that feedback, I think, is very important," he added.
At the end of the day, city staff recommend where to locate speed bumps, but Morales said councillors also have input within their respective wards.
"This kind of takes the perceived politics and procedure ineffiencies out of the way and allows us to make better decisions," Morales said.
