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Pedestrian flags at crosswalks are not a solution
Pedestrian crossing in Dartmouth Nova Scotia equipped with pedestrian flags A Toronto Star article this weekend profiled three elementary school students installing pedestrian flags at local residential intersections near their school in Leaside. Pedestrian flags are not a new idea; they … Continue reading
Posted in Roads, Toronto, Walking
Tagged Leaside, Pedestrian, Toronto, Traffic, Vision Zero, Zero Vision
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The same tired pedestrian safety campaign ignores the real issues
After five pedestrians were killed on Toronto’s streets during the two weeks of 2018, Toronto Police have announced another pedestrian safety campaign promising increased enforcement and education efforts. Sadly, I do not have faith that the local police service will properly … Continue reading
Toronto’s killing streets
A collision involving a pedestrian on Jarvis Street, 2017 If there’s a “war on the car” in Toronto, the car is still winning. On Tuesday, Gideon Fekre was acquitted of dangerous driving causing death, after he sped on Dundas Street … Continue reading
Posted in Roads, Toronto, Walking
Tagged Justice, Pedestrian, Toronto, Vision Zero, Walking, Zero Vision
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Toronto’s Zero Vision and the folly of Seniors Safety Zones
Eglinton Avenue East near Brimley Road, one of twelve Seniors Safety Zones in the City of Toronto Despite its status as a global city, a city that’s often ranked as one of the world’s safest, a city that likes to … Continue reading
Posted in Infrastructure, Roads, Toronto, Walking
Tagged Accessibility, Eglinton Avenue, Pedestrian, PWIC, Safety, Scarborough, Toronto, Vision Zero, Walking, Zero Vision
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Toronto can do better for cyclists at construction sites
For years, cyclists in Toronto have not been getting enough respect. In 2011, City Council voted to remove bike lanes on three streets — Jarvis Street, Pharmacy Avenue, and Birchmount Avenue. Major off-road cycling routes are closed for months or … Continue reading
Wandering the Waterfront Trail in Scarborough
At the bottom of the Scarborough Bluffs, west of Bluffer’s Park Lake Ontario, like all five of the Great Lakes, is more a freshwater sea than merely a lake. It’s over three hundred kilometres long, from Hamilton to Kingston, bordering … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling, Parks, Toronto, Walking
Tagged Cycling, Pedestrian, Scarborough, Sidewalks, Toronto, Walking, Waterfront, Waterfront Trail
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A need for high-speed rail reality (Updated)
With the province moving ahead on high speed rail in Southwestern Ontario, other transportation needs are being ignored Continue reading
Posted in Intercity Rail, Politics, Transit
Tagged High Speed Rail, Kitchener, London, Ontario, Toronto, UP Express
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