Speeding on the otherwise quiet residential streets of Ward 39 (Scarborough-Agincourt) generates more calls to his office than anything else, he said.

Some people want speed humps, but he doesn't like them

Now he thinks he has a solution that will not only STEM erratic driving without the need for speed humps, it could generate money for the city.

He will propose at this week's city council meeting that 11 additional traffic enforcement officers be assigned to the existing strategic traffic enforcement measures (STEM) unit effectively doubling its size.

"We need to get more officers in the communities where they can make a difference," Del Grande said.

Although the suggestion was rejected by the policy and finance committee last week, Del Grande will bring the matter forward as a notice of motion.

His motion would see the officers assigned to enforce traffic laws across the city, but particularly in the inner suburbs where there are more cars driving at faster speeds than in the downtown core.

With the city on track to hire an additional 400 police officers through shared provincial funding, finding 11 for the unit shouldn't be difficult, he said.

Del Grande said the city needs to do something about speeding around schools.

He doesn't support the speed humps some of his residents are asking for calling them "dangerous". The concern is that they slow the ability for ambulance and fire crews to get to calls in time-critical situations.

The other benefit is that of money. Court services figures show traffic tickets earn the city about $700,000 in net revenues and Del Grande figures that number could double to $1.4 million with increased enforcement.