Toronto drivers hit 3 pedestrians in 3 hours
On Wednesday, August 10, 2022, three collisions involving pedestrians all occurred in Toronto in less than three hours, in broad daylight. “More must be done now to make Toronto’s roads …
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Woman killed at crosswalk – Mayor admits city has ‘a long way to go’ to Vision Zero goal
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 crossing the crosswalk at College and Bay Street late Friday morning.
Fixing Sam’s Road: the urban design disaster of Avenue Road
Avenue Road is the enduring legacy of Sam Cass. Very enduring.
Cass was the traffic engineer hired by the new Metro Toronto government created in 1954 to federate the city of Toronto and 12 other local municipalities. His task was to create a network of roads that would bring people efficiently into the downtown core and take them back to their suburban homes at night. That was the post-war vision of the city.
Study Finds That Biking Like the Dutch Would Lower Global Emissions by 756 Million Tons
The city of Amsterdam is known for many things, one of which is its vibrant biking culture. In general, the Dutch are known to be cycling people in their everyday …
The Avenue Road Safety Coalition advocates for a safer Avenue Road to prevent such tragedies
In the memory of Miguel Joshua Escanan who was tragically killed on Avenue Road at Bloor Street on August 18, 2021, The Avenue Road Safety Coalition (ARSC) honours his memory. …
Do SUVs, pickups cause more deaths? Safety advocates say they have the numbers to prove it
Ontario safety advocates say they have research that suggests large SUVs and pickup trucks cause more pedestrian and cycling deaths than other vehicles, and they’re calling on the province’s chief coroner to investigate …
Yonge Street bike lane pilot data results
Newly released data by the City of Toronto on a pilot project thatbrought bike lanes and more patios to a midtown portion of YongeStreet shows an increase in cycling activity …
Layton doesn’t want to wait until someone dies to fix Avenue Road
“Avenue Road is a very hostile roadway,” said Arlene Desjardin, the co-chair of the Avenue Road Safety Coalition (ARSC), a group advocating for better safety in the area. “The cars …
Gil Penalosa joins Toronto mayoral race
Penalosa, 65, says he’s running in part because no high-profile left-wing candidate has emerged, and the problems Toronto is facing around issues like housing and climate change are so urgent …
Reinventing Avenue Road
2021 was another busy one for the Avenue Road Safety Coalition. With the support of our members and the help of Councillor Matlow and Councillor Layton our goal for a …
Cars: We can no longer afford to give them so much public space.
thestar.com: “Cars rank lowest in efficiency, and therefore get the most public space….The traffic jam, easily created, is itself a scream for attention, dutifully answered by city hall. The purchase …
Making Avenue Road humane and efficient
thestar.com: Avenue Road is currently “an urban speedway cutting through the neighbourhood.” It is basically a six-lane highway, and the design encourages fast traffic, speeding. The sidewalk is too narrow, …