Coquitlam road safety plan proposes 22 actions

Coquitlam's next transportation update is now about more than long-range planning. The city says a draft Road Safety Program lists **22 actions** that could affect how streets are designed, how speeds are managed, and how people move through the community. The City of Coquitlam posted the update on **July 15**, saying the program supports draft walking, micromobility, and street-network work inside the wider Transportation Plan. For residents, the useful question is whether future street projects make daily trips clearer for people walking, biking, scooting, taking transit, or driving. ## What the draft program covers Coquitlam says the draft actions are grouped under **four focus areas**: Safer Streets, Partners in Safety, Culture of Safety, and Planning for Safety. The city says proposed actions include lower speed limits in strategic areas, enforcement and compliance work, public education and skills training, plus guidelines for planning, designing, and operating street infrastructure under a consistent framework. That means the plan is not only about one intersection. It is a citywide framework for deciding which street changes, education efforts, and partner work should move first as Coquitlam grows. ## How it connects to the Transportation Plan The road-safety work sits inside Coquitlam's Transportation Plan update. The city's transportation planning page says the update is in the **Planning** phase after earlier preparing, discovering, and visioning work. Coquitlam lists three 2050 goals for the plan: getting sustainable trips, including active transportation and public transit, to **50%** of all trips; reaching zero transportation greenhouse gas emissions; and maintaining its Vision Zero direction. The Let's Talk Coquitlam project page says the plan has presented three key pieces so far: a walking network, a micromobility network, and a street network. The city says those components are expected to set up a Transportation Plan for council adoption in **2027**. Readers following current road impacts can compare this broader planning update with the city's live [Parkway Boulevard and Panorama Drive work](/transit/coquitlam-parkway-panorama-road-work), which shows how safety upgrades can affect daily routes while construction is underway. ## What residents should watch next The city says recent improvements were completed at **six** higher-risk intersections between 2023 and 2025. Based on current funding, it says upgrades are planned at **13** more intersections, with another **16** intersections included in coordinated projects along **1.8 km** of Como Lake Avenue, Nelson Street, and Pipeline Road. For now, the practical step is to follow the Transportation Plan project page and watch for the next update later in **2026** or early **2027**. Residents who care about a specific walking route, bike connection, scooter route, school trip, or busy driving corridor should treat this as the planning file to track before the final plan reaches council. ## Sources - [City of Coquitlam road safety program notice](https://www.coquitlam.ca/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/2001) - [Coquitlam Transportation Planning](https://coquitlam.ca/175/Transportation-Planning) - [Let's Talk Coquitlam Transportation Plan](https://letstalkcoquitlam.ca/transportationplan) - [Road Safety Program draft actions report](https://coquitlam.ca.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=3308&meta_id=91339)