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City Hall and Community Update for January 23, 2015
A Lack of Accountability and Transparency on the Costs of [...]
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Brown Junior PS Visit, January 2015
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De La Salle College Planning Application
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Dandyhorse Magazine: City councillor pushing for slower speed limits on residential roads
January 5, 2015
Dandyhorse Magazine
Jenna Campbell
UPDATE: The report back on lower speed limits from transportation services will now be brought to the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee in April. The City needs perform further analysis in light of some potential Provincial legislation.
The death of a seven-year-old girl who was struck by a van last July has been the catalyst for city Councillors to push forward new safety measures to make Toronto’s streets safer. It has also spurred the community-run Leaside “Kids at Play” signs movement, which has since spread across the city.
Councillor Josh Matlow, (Ward 22, St. Paul’s), is pushing for lowering the speed limit to 30 km/h on all residential roads across Toronto. Lower speed limits would save lives as Toronto’s “Road to Health” report on pedestrian safety recently noted: A pedestrian hit by a vehicle travelling at 50 km/h has an 85 per cent chance of dying, while a pedestrian struck by a vehicle at 30 km/h has a 5 per cent chance of dying.
City News: Tory takes aim at condo developers blocking traffic lanes
January 6th, 2015
City News
Cynthia Mulligan
A crackdown is coming for private condo developers who block a lane of traffic during construction, which contributes to massive gridlock on downtown streets.
Mayor John Tory, who has pledged to tackle the city’s congestion, says developers have taken advantage of the privilege for too long.
“They may not need to close these lanes at all,” he said. “They’ve been allowed to do so in the City of Toronto so of course they’ve taken advantage of that.”
Currently there are more than 1,000 construction projects across the city that are blocking live lanes of traffic and sidewalks.
Tory isn’t the only one demanding a change to this practice.
Coun. Josh Matlow introduced a motion at city council last August, asking for developers to either pay significantly more to block the lanes or have them work within their own property lines.
