Community Traffic & Roadways

2022 Traffic and Crime Survey Results

Back in April we kicked off the “Traffic and Crime Survey”. The intention of the survey was to give RCA a better understanding of the traffic and safety concerns of our community to develop appropriate action plans.

The survey was open from April 4, to June 19, 2022. We received over 100 responses! Thank you to all the residents who participated and provided great feedback!

Increase in traffic on 18th Street continues to be an issue to Riverbend residents.

Over the last number of years there have been significant upgrades to 24th Street. One of the major upgrades is the opening of the new Glenmore/Ogden interchange. Despite these upgrades, traffic patterns do not appear to be moving. The 2017 traffic volume maps show that 18th Street sees 21,000 vehicles per day at the south end of Riverbend and 43,000 vehicles per day at the north end. Meanwhile 24th Street sees 11,000 vehicles per day at the south end of Quarry Park and 5,000 vehicles per day at the north end.

An additional set of lights would not only help residents in that area of the community, but it would also add an additional slow-down for traffic cutting thru on 18th.

Spring 2019 Update

• This location has been identified as a priority by the community and Ward 12 Office. The intersection of Riverview Close/Riverwood Circle – 18 Street SE has not met the warrant for the installation of a traffic signal. The latest signal warrant score is 61, based on a 2018 May 29 6-hr vehicle and pedestrian count (the previous signal warrant score of 56 was from a 2011 Nov 17 count). The signal warrant has remained relatively stable.

• Using the updated Pedestrian Crossing Control Guide, the 18 Street vehicle volumes and cross-section indicates a Traffic Signal as the appropriate pedestrian treatment should it be warranted, however, the minimum pedestrians or vehicles volumes have not been not met, with only 38 pedestrians recorded in 6 hours from the 2018 count.

This dual left turn has been in place for a few years now. If the goal is to move traffic on to 24th Street, the dual turn here does not make sense.

Spring 2019 Update:  The Roads department will be undertaking a capacity analysis of the intersection to evaluate the intersection with dual turns and other configurations. Transportation does caution that “There are a considerable number of residences and businesses in both Riverbend and Quarry Park which access the area via 18 Street from the south. Constraining this movement may result in congestion at other locations for those wishing to access the area. Our evaluation will provide options for various scenarios. 

• This location is one of the projects identified on the Noise Barrier Retrofit Program list. Unfortunately, there is no funding allocated for the proposed project.

• All locations city-wide exceeding the City’s Design Noise Level criteria will remain on the unfunded list, and will be reprioritized once funding becomes available. 

• For additional information, please visit:  http://www.calgary.ca/Transportation/TP/Pages/Environment/Noise-Barrier-Program.aspx