SPEED MANAGEMENT
Learn about speed display boards and how they are used to slow traffic.
To manage speeding on our streets, The City of Markham uses speed display boards to improve driver behaviour.
You’ll see speed display boards all over Markham. These devices use radar technology to detect vehicle speeds and display it back to the driver. They let drivers know if they are driving too quickly and need to slow down. Studies show that vehicle speeds are reduced by up to 20 percent when these signs are placed.
- Speed Display Board Locations
The City has twenty four speed display boards. We put them on streets for a three month period. To consider locations for the devices, our staff review traffic conditions on the street. If staff can confirm there is a speeding problem and existing traffic signs and other measures are not working, a speed display board may be used.
If you would like your street to be evaluated, please contact the Contact Centre.
Phone: 905.477.5530
E-mail: customerservice@markham.caRight now, you’ll find speed display boards (as of July 11, 2023) on these streets:
Ward Street Section 1 John Street
Between Dawn Hill Trail and Bayview Fairways Drive
1 Grandview Avenue Between Jewell Street and Highland Park Boulevard 1 Royal Orchard Boulevard Between Bay Thorn Drive and Inverlochy Boulevard 2 Cachet Parkway Between Personna Boulevard and Blencathra Hill (E) 2 Personna Boulevard At Personna Park 2 Hazelton Avenue At Hazelton Park 3 Village Parkway Between Carlton Road and Krieghoff Avenue 3 Carlton Road Between Kennedy Road and McCowan Road 3 Manhattan Drive Between Burndenford Crescent (N) and Burndenford Screscent (S) 4 Southdale Drive Between Lakevista Avenue and Valleycrest Avenue 4 Fincham Avenue Between 9th Line & Wootten Way 4 Sir Lancelor Drive Between Sir Pellias Terrace and Sir Kay Drive 5 Williamson Road Between Castlemore Avenue and Swan Park Road 5 White's Hill Avenue Between Bittersweet Street and Black Creek Drive 5 Cornell Centre Boulevard Between Church Street and Riverlands Avenue 6 The Bridle Walk Between 16th Avenue and Wilfred Murison Drive 6 Castlemore Avenue Between Ridgecrest Road and Glenbrook Drive 6 Stonebridge Drive Between Hartwood Place & Emergy Hill Boulevard 7 Fieldside Street Between Reginald Lamb Crescent and Donald Cousens Parkway 7 Elson Street Between Markham Road and Eastvale Drive 7 Highglen Avenue Between Fonda Road and Middlefield Road 8 Lee Avenue Between Kennedy Road and Noble Street 8 Townley Avenue Between Highglen Avenue and Denison Street 8 Cartmel Avnue Between Highglen Avenue and Randall Avenue
- Enforcement
York Regional Police enforce the speed limit across the City. They also look for people who break other traffic rules. If you think that a street needs more police enforcement, please contact York Regional Police. We also encourage you to use York Region’s Road Watch Program. There, you can report aggressive drivers to police.
