Accessible pedestrian signals (APS) use sounds and vibrations to help communicate intersection signals if you are affected by any form of visual or hearing impairment.
Using accessible pedestrian signals
APS are linked to "walk/don't walk" lights. Two sounds are used to point out the direction of traffic and which light is on:
- A cuckoo sound tells you when the walk symbol is on and you have right-of-way going north or south.
- A Canadian melody sound tells you when you have right-of-way going east or west.
A pedestrian clearing tone and the "don't walk" light is turned on after these sounds end.
Using APS buttons
You must press the button for five seconds to activate the APS. They will activate on the next cycle and you will hear a pop from the button. The pop sound means the APS is active.
The buttons have a third sound called a locator tone. The tone allows you to find the button if you are affected by any visual impairments.
The APS and locator tones change their volume. The volume goes up if there is a lot of traffic. It goes down if there is little.
Buttons in Durham Region have a raised arrow that points in the direction of the crossing. It vibrates when the APS are activated.
APS requests
You can request accessible pedestrian signals from the Regional Accessibility Advisory Committee. You can reach us at 905-668-7711 ext. 2009, or by email.
The Region has a program to install APS at crossings that have signal lights. The Canadian Institute for the Blind (CNIB) and the Regional Accessibility Advisory Committee rank locations.
APS locations
Ajax |
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Bayly Street and Harwood Avenue Bayly Street and Kitney Drive Bayly Street and Monarch Avenue Harwood Avenue and Hunt Street Harwood Avenue and Falby Court Harwood Avenue and Station Street/Achilles Road Harwood Avenue and Keensford Court/Hibbard Drive Highway 2 and Harwood Avenue Highway 2 and Harwood Centre Highway 2 and Westney Road Rossland Road and Church Street Salem Road and Lord Drive Salem Road and Mandrake Street/Chambers Drive Westney Road and Bayly Street Westney Road and Delaney/Magill Drive Westney Road and Harwood Avenue Westney Road and Monarch Avenue/Rands Road |
Oshawa |
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Athol Street and Mary Street Bloor Street and Drew Street/Hwy 401 EB Ramp Bond Street and Mary Street Cedar Street and Phillip Murray Avenue Centre Street and John Street Centre Street and William Street Gibb Street and Oshawa Centre Entrance Grandview Street and Coldstream Drive Harmony Road and Winchester Road John Street and Midtown Mall King Street and Eastlawn Street / Kingsway Plaza King Street and Mary Street Park Road and Hillside Avenue Ritson Road and Coldstream Drive Ritson Road and Ormond Drive Ritson Road and Pentland Street Ritson Road and Woodmount Drive Rossland Road and Wilson Road Simcoe Street and Olive Avenue Stevenson Road and Annapolis Avenue Stevenson Road and Gibb Street Taunton Road and Grandview Street Taunton Road and Wilson Road Thornton Road and King Street Townline Road and King Street Wilson Road and Coldstream Drive Wentworth Street and Cedar Street |
Pickering |
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Brock Road and Collector Road (South of Hwy 407 EB Off Ramp) Brock Road and Plummer Street Finch Avenue and Dixie Road Glenanna Road and The Esplanade South Highway 2 and Rougemount Drive Highway 2 and Whites Road Highway 2 and Valley Farm Road Kingston Road and Glenanna Road Liverpool Road and Bushmill Street/Linwood Street Liverpool Road and Finch Avenue Liverpool Road and Highway 2 Pickering Parkway and Portland Court Valley Farm Road and The Esplanade Whites Road and Oklahoma Drive/Granite Court |
Clarington |
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Highway 2 and Clarington Boulevard Highway 2 and Courtice Road King Avenue East and Arthur Street/Brookhouse Drive Liberty Street and Concession Street Liberty Street and King Street Nash Road and Centrefield Drive Nash Road and Varcoe Road Regional Road 57 and Highway 2 Waverly Road and Baseline Road |
Whitby |
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Anderson Street and Manning Road Brock Street and Mary Street Dundas Street and Cochrane Street Highway 7/12 (Baldwin Street) and Campbell Street Mary Street and Hickory Street Rossland Road and Garden Street Rossland Road and Anderson Street Victoria Street and Gordon Street Victoria Street and South Blair Street Winchester Road and Memorial Park/Simcoe Street |
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