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Avenue Road

Avenue Road needs wider sidewalks and lower speeds

June 21, 2022June 13, 2022

StCatharineStandard.ca: “Avenue Road, a six-lane, high-speed motorway running through the heart of Toronto, no longer fits with contemporary ideas about road safety or with the schools, parks, residential towers and …

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Woman killed at crosswalk – Mayor admits city has ‘a long way to go’ for Vision Zero goal

February 19, 2022

thestar.com : “Toronto saw its fourth pedestrian death of the year Friday morning. The police say an 80-year-old woman was killed by a female driver, also 80, while she was …

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Garbage truck

Toronto councillors vote to examine garbage truck speeding after CTV News investigation

February 7, 2022January 12, 2022

Toronto – CTVnews.ca: A Toronto city committee has voted to demand more information about how fast city vehicles are going and whether they’re paying their traffic fines after a CTV …

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Speed camera

Toronto wants more speed cameras, but advocates say it’s not enough to curb traffic deaths

February 7, 2022January 9, 2022

CBC.ca: Toronto is looking to roll out 25 new photo radar cameras around the city to help curb the number of fatalities and serious injuries, but critics say much more …

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Candle-lit vigil

World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 2021

February 7, 2022November 22, 2021

Today was World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. As per the tradition for the past several years, Friends and Families for Safe Streets organized a memorial gathering and …

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Man on pedestrian crossing in autumn, in danger of being hit by car

Toronto’s measures to prevent pedestrian deaths have fallen short

February 7, 2022November 2, 2021

Globe and Mail “Pedestrian fatalities are tragedies. Lives are lost and other lives – including those of the drivers – are destroyed.” Read more at theglobeandmail.com

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Paris - Seine

The Liberation of Paris from Cars is Working

February 7, 2022September 17, 2021

SLATE.com: Over the past six years, Paris has done more than almost any city in the world to take space back from cars. Mayor Anne Hidalgo has opened linear parks …

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Avenue Road Linear Park

New linear park for Avenue road

February 7, 2022September 6, 2021

trnto.com: A group of concerned citizens and an architecture firm are proposing to create a new linear park along Avenue Road to improve walkability and safety. The proposal calls for …

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Albert Koehl

Cyclist death renews calls for improved road safety

February 7, 2022August 20, 2021

Toronto.CityNews.ca: Albert Koehl, Avenue Road Safety Coalition, is calling for a redesign of Avenue Road to improve safety. Melissa Nakhavoly speaks to the investments some would like the city to …

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Avenue Rd. Park

Fixing Sam’s Road

February 7, 2022August 6, 2021

Spacing.ca: Council will need to decide if Sam Cass and Fred Gardiner’s 1950s vision should rule the Toronto of today or if it’s time to heed the call of residents …

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Avenue Road proposal

High-speed Avenue Road to become a linear park

February 7, 2022July 29, 2021

Toronto Urbanized: A major Toronto road that’s prone to speeding cars is in need of a transformation that would widen sidewalks, improve safety, and create a linear park, The Avenue …

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Avenue Rd. Park

Too fast, too furious? Local residents want the city to slow speeding traffic on Avenue Road by turning part of it into a park

February 7, 2022July 19, 2021

thestar.com: After years of pushing the city to make Avenue Road safer and getting few results, a group of local residents have unveiled their own designs they say would transform …

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