Cumberland council gave the green light Monday to implement the first phase of a plan to calm traffic at Kendal Avenue.The Village has received numerous complaints about speeding vehicles, problem intersections, and a lack of a pedestrian network and bicycle lanes in the neighbourhood. Traffic calming measures will include the volunteer-driven Speed Watch program and/or a mobile radar board.Village staff will participate in neighbourhood meetings to initiate the program, monitor activities and assess the results. The Village will also post 30 km/h maximum and Children Playing signage on streets in the Coal Valley Phase 2 and 3 subdivisions. Homeowners will also have the option of posting a bright orange 30 km/h sign on their property. If Phase 1 proves ineffective, additional measures such as speed humps at walkway connections will be considered. Speed humps — raised areas of roadways intended to slow traffic — cost between $2,000 to $5,500 each and about $120 per year to maintain. Staff recommends installing the humps before construction of the proposed 27 lots in Phase 4 of the Coal Valley project.Kendal Avenue is designated as a 'future local collector' in a master plan for Cumberland roads. It could be considered as a future bus route, following a BC Transit review in the fall. There are no stop signs on Kendal from Third to Egremont Street, where there is a three-way stop. The lack of traffic calming measures provides an opportunity for motorists to increase speed until the stop sign at Third Street. The high speed safety issue is compounded by parked cars.