Walk Toronto

Information and observations about walking issues in Toronto, from Walk Toronto ( #walkTO. Tweets by @dylan_reid

[Walk Toronto @Walk_TO]

Important analysis by Robert Zaichkowski about the City's options for pedestrians and cyclists (and drivers) at the on-ramp to the Allen Expressway at Eglinton West/Cedarvale station. And there's a survey! https://t.co/Cfts2BWomm

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"What is needed is a fundamental reordering of priorities: a system in which walkability is not an afterthought, but the organising principle of development." https://t.co/N8hByBub9w

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This summer's @heritagetoronto walks #walkTO https://t.co/QAZr3xWKeu

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"Church Street is being pedestrianized — that wasn’t so hard, was it? The recently approved pilot project proves the City can rubber-stamp such initiatives without endless consultations and excuses" - by @JohnLorinc

https://t.co/UHFAfpWPxc

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Six months after speed cameras removed, Parkside Drive sees 235% increase in speeders https://t.co/EGqo4U31uu

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‘Obviously needless deaths’: Memorial installations honour pedestrians killed on Toronto’s streets.

Featuring Jess Spieker of @FFSafeStreets
https://t.co/Ylu4hab0eb

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"Why would the city pour this brand new Toronto sidewalk — and leave hydro poles stuck in the middle of it?"
(In front of a hospital, no less)
https://t.co/BrCwRppOAC

[Walk Toronto @Walk_TO]

The very long awaited accessible ramp from the Riverdale pedestrian bridge to the Don Valley trail is finally under construction! Walk Toronto has been advocating for it for a decade or more.

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Walk Toronto joined other signatories from across Canada in a joint letter to Gregor Robertson, the Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, urging release of $500 million in active transportation funds https://t.co/AJGM8BXn8z

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"identifying a year-round pedestrian corridor" is seen as a key element in Toronto's future tourism strategy, according to Destination Toronto. https://t.co/YhchiirBoM

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Traffic study of Avenue Road from Bloor to Dupont after the installation of pilot wider pedestrian space shows slower speeds closer to speed limit, but no significant difference in actual travel time for vehicles (PDF) https://t.co/32iFPrQFmD

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Great Jane's Walk by @AlbertKoehl in partnership with Walk Toronto's Lee Scott and with Mariyan Boychev about the lack of direct pedestrian routes between the huge high rise community around Mabelle and nearby Islington Station #WalkTO

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Last night ( a Friday) - Bloor West sidewalk in Yorkville almost completely cut off by construction. Pedestrians forced onto narrow dangerous edge strip. No safe detour set up. #WalkTO

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Good news - the City is proposing to require truck sideguards for both City trucks and trucks contracted by the City. Truck sideguards improve safety for cyclists and pedestrians by protecting them from getting dragged under the truck. #WalkTO https://t.co/27BuQ9QrRb

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Walk Toronto is co-leading a Jane's Walk, "Reducing travel (walk, cycle, transit) times in Toronto," this weekend, and Walk Toronto members are leading other walks as well. Find out more: https://t.co/uQOpVcOFyw

[Walk Toronto @Walk_TO]

Speeding and injuries on the rise after removal of cameras – Ottawa reflects province-wide trend https://t.co/hAaIxuCJDm

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Why the job of a crossing guard has gotten a lot more dangerous — and what it says about us - by @shawnmicallef

https://t.co/ZgLOmMg2gI

[Dylan Reid @dylan_reid]

On @Spacing , @_ChanFace argues that Church Street in the Village should be pedestrianized, and tells the story of his campaign to get it started this summer (for the moment, two blocks) https://t.co/JUEvAHCHoC

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City Transportation staff release Maple Leaf & Rustic Neighbourhood Streets Plan (Keele and Lawrence area) https://t.co/ZNwki8lRCf

[Matt Elliott @GraphicMatt]

All other motions on the vending & busking item CARRY via show of hands. So does the item as amended.

Hot dog. We have a weiner. After 24 years, Toronto's temporary moratorium on new downtown hot dog cart vending permits is over.