Road Safety & Vision Zero Plan

[txlseries4]

Seen on Reddit, a button for a crosswalk on Parkside where someone has wedged in a screw at the bottom to keep the button in the pressed position, presuming it's in response to the speed cameras being removed. I've been wondering if we'd see this kind of tactical urbanism/civil disobedience in response to Ford's legislation and imagine we'll see more

https://www.reddit.com/r/toronto/comments/1pbqbah/parkside_drive_crosswalk_button_now_always_on

 

[TwoWheelPoli]

Here's some good news for Vision Zero in Toronto! Traffic fatalities dropped by half from 78 in 2016 to 39 in 2025! However, it's unknown whether this trend will continue given Doug Ford's speed camera ban.

https://www.torontotoday.ca/local/city-hall/traffic-fatalities-toronto-record-low-2025-11704145

 

[txlseries4]

Here's some good news for Vision Zero in Toronto! Traffic fatalities dropped by half from 78 in 2016 to 39 in 2025! However, it's unknown whether this trend will continue given Doug Ford's speed camera ban.

https://www.torontotoday.ca/local/city-hall/traffic-fatalities-toronto-record-low-2025-11704145

Breakdown from the dashboard

 

[mike0001]

It seems like Leading Pedestrian Interval is pretty much standard now but what about prohibiting cars from turning right on red? It seems like no-brainer for safety particularly when used in conjunction with the LPI. Is this something that Toronto has to get permission for from Ontario?

Pedestrian Head Start Signal - Vision Zero

Pedestrian head start signals, also known as leading pedestrian interval (LPI), are one of the most effective, low cost safety features applicable to signalized intersections for addressing left turn collisions with pedestrians at signalized intersections. LPIs are a feature of a traffic signal...

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