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Bright yellow curb extenders are here to stay in Calgary's southeast

Since 2016, the made-in-Calgary, temporary cement curbs have been piloted in Erin Woodsas a relatively cheap way for the city to narrow roads, slow trafficand make neighbourhoods safer.

Yellow blocks have resulted in 25% drop in serious injuries, 3 km/h slower speeds

These temporary traffic calming measures have been deployed in more than 90 locations across the city since 2016. (Helen Pike/CBC)

Calgary's bright yellow concrete blocks have been soeffectiveat slowing down traffic in one southeast neighbourhood that they're about to become a permanent fixture there.

Since 2016, the made-in-Calgary, temporary concrete curbs have been piloted in Erin Woodsas a relatively cheap way for the city to narrow roads, slow trafficand make neighbourhoods safer.

Over the past two years, the pilot programhas led to a 25 per cent reduction in serious injuries, as well asan improvement in drivers'yielding behaviour toward pedestrians in Erin Woods, said Jonathan Chapman, a transportation planner with the city.

Jonathan Chapman says the city will continue to evaluate the results of yellow curb pilots in other areas of the city before making the fixtures permanent there. (Helen Pike/CBC)

"Every individual car is moving at a different speed, but when you look at it on average, we're seeing a reduction of around threekilometres per hour."

The city plans to pour concreteat eight locations later this summer to make these road changes a permanent fixture in Erin Woods.

To date, the city has deployed 730 of these temporary curbs to 90 locations across Calgary, including Winston Heights-Mountview and Beddington.

The yellow curbs are also being piloted in other neighbourhoods across Calgary, including Winston Heights-Mountview and Beddington. (Helen Pike/CBC)

The curbs recently wonthe Transportation Association of Canada's2019 Road Safety Engineering Award, which will be presented in September at their annual conference.

With files from Helen Pike