Working for Safe Sidewalks on Avenue Road between Bloor St. & St. Clair Ave.
The Avenue Road Safety Coalition (ARSC) received recognition this week from the Member of the Provincial Parliament, University-Rosedale, Jessica Bell, for our leadership work to improve road safety.
Over the past seven years, the ARSC has been working together with a multitude of organizations and individuals to advocate for redesigning the six-lane Avenue Road expressway between St Clair and Bloor Street West.
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The City of Toronto is in the final stages of reviewing and updating the Noise Bylaw and you can voice your opinion in the next few days. Send a letter, or register to make a deputation at City Hall on January 11.
Tuesday, October 31, 2023, around 9 a.m., during rush hour on Avenue Rd., just south of Davenport. Speeding traffic and dangerously narrow sidewalks is not a good combination.
In a significant development last month, the City of Toronto unveiled new designs for Avenue Road at an open house event, signalling progress in addressing the long-standing issues. The designs aim to transform Avenue Road into a more pedestrian-friendly, people-friendly environment, prioritizing safety, comfort and connectivity.
From November 1 to 30, 2023, Toronto residents are invited to share their ideas about the City’s 2024 Budget and Toronto’s future in virtual and in-person consultations and through an online survey available on the City’s 2024 Budget webpage.
Mayor Chow and Toronto City Council will use the feedback to help inform decision making at the City and to support discussions with the Province of Ontario and the Government of Canada to secure a new deal for Toronto.
The City of Toronto is seeking public feedback on the use of micromobility, e.g. bikes, e-bikes and other small vehicles. The results from this survey will be used to develop a city-wide strategy for micromobility, including what new forms might be allowed in future. The survey will be open until December 13, 2023. Take the survey
Toronto police officer stops 3 distracted drivers — all on their cellphones — at the same time
On Monday afternoon, Toronto police officer Kirk Papadopoulos was parked on a curbside near Avenue Road and Davenport Road in his unmarked car when he stopped three distracted drivers within the span of about 30 seconds.
Papadopoulos said he saw a vehicle rolled up beside him and noticed a distracted driver.
Over the summer, New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority held meetings to discuss how to organize its congestion pricing toll for drivers entering Manhattan south of 60th Street…
…The fury around congestion pricing is part of a larger debate that has animated a great deal of big city politics of late: Who owns the streets? The public right of way can occupy as much as one-third of the land in big U.S. cities, and various residents have begun to ask if there might be better things to do with all that territory than moving and storing cars.
The united front of residents from Bedford Park, Upper Avenue and South Armour Heights seeks to transform Avenue Road into a greener, safer and more inviting space for all, instead of a throughway for speeding traffic.
Photo: The Village Post, August 2023, Page 10
The Star asked three transportation experts what they thought of the top mayoral candidates’ promises to fix Toronto’s gridlock.
It makes sense that Toronto traffic is an issue during this mayoral election. What doesn’t make sense is the idea that the way to solve cars jamming up our streets is to remove a bunch of bike infrastructure that enables people to choose an alternative to the cars jamming up our streets.
Jessica Spieker of Friends & Families for Safe Streets (FFSS) spoke to the TEYCC on April 12, 2023, in support of Councillor Saxe’s motion regarding Avenue Road safety. FFSS is a support and advocacy group working to end traffic violence. The group supports those who have been impacted by road violence. Its members want Toronto to be free from deaths and serious injuries caused by traffic collisions, all of which are preventable.