Changes to Dundas Place traffic [Video]

City hall is once again considering changes to when Dundas Place transforms into a pedestrian-only street, but the city councillor representing Downtown London doesn’t think the time is right for scheduling weekly closures to traffic.

In a report to the Community and Protective Services (CAPS) Committee, city staff advise councillors of a new Traffic Management Plan for Dundas Place that will launch in 2025.

The changes will include:

• More consistent road closures for planned events on Thursday to Saturday evenings, and daytime on Sundays
• More loading zones for improved access and additional drop-off/pick-up opportunities
• Additional bollards to improve parking compliance
• Removal of turn restrictions to improve driver access (except at Richmond Street)
• Implementation of the seasonal (summer) traffic diversion is no longer recommended

Ryan Craven, manager of Core Area Programs, explains that the scheduled closure times are based on a recent survey of stakeholders, “The general public was really wanting more road closures, more events, and weekend road closures. The …