Recommendations include:.- Detailed Major Snow Event Response Plan.- Towing Capacity.- Communications Plan.- Year-Round Winter Operations Unit.

"Many sidewalks remained impassable for days, and key.issues included:. Reporting discrepancies: Systems showed route completion even when sidewalks were reburied or missed. Accessibility challenges, especially for curb ramps and.pedestrian crossings".

City of Toronto 2025 Winter Maintenance Program Review - in response to the problems, especially for sidewalk plowing, from the major snowfall in February.

RT @jmassengale: @Walk_TO From New York’s Main Street to New York’s Greatest Driveway . Before, the combined sidewalks were wider than the….

Gómez-Palacio said. “They’re the same sidewalks that we had 50 years ago when we had half the population and half the amount of the transportation functions.”.

"Gómez-Palacio has observed “increased pressure” on the city’s sidewalks, from 2 directions: Higher density, like when a three-storey building is replaced by one with 30 storeys; and more transportation uses, like the Amazon delivery trucks that need to access the same sidewalk".

“Sidewalks are the unsung heroes of cities,” said Toronto urban planner Antonio Gómez-Palacio, a partner at the design firm Dialog. “They’re such a huge part of our experience of cities. we walk on a sidewalk every single day.”.

The accessibility perspective: “Listen, I know there are a million things that need to be fixed in the city, but as a wheelchair user it takes me so much longer to get anywhere because I constantly have to pay attention.”.

"crumbling patches in the pavement . frequently result in scraped knees and tears for her daughter, whose gait is still unsteady. “When I became a mom, my sidewalk rage intensified and I realized how crappy some sidewalks are in the city — and how inconsiderate people are.”".

Interesting statistic: "“When you have roads with safe and protected cycle tracks, like the bike lanes on Bloor, Yonge and University . , the sidewalk riding drops dramatically. It goes from about 10 per cent on roads without any bike lanes to two per cent or even less.”.

Big article in the Sunday Toronto Star about sidewalks, walking issues, and sidewalk etiquette - gift link (should be no paywall) #walkTO:

RT @WalklabTO: WALK SAFETY: Bike courier charged with careless driving in pedestrian collision | Cyclists must obey the law: #Pedestrians a….

RT @starfishchk: Hi @311toronto - not sunny summer weekend and the Berczy Park fountain is off again. What’s up and when will it be back on….

Missing sidewalks proposed to be installed as part of Toronto's missing sidewalks program in the next few months. Via , via

"The European Union now limits A-pillar obscuration on new cars through mandates protecting drivers’ “forward field of vision,” but the US has taken no similar steps.".

Councillor Alejandra Bravo is bringing forward a Davenport Village Traffic Safety Plan at Toronto East York Community Council today

This is dangerous, left over from when there wasn't a South Core. Now there's heavy pedestrian traffic across this on ramp to the Gardiner at Bay St. Needs safe crossing.

"The quality of the walking stages of a public transport.trip tends to define the experience of the overall journey . Between 65% and 70% of freely reported memories derived from the time when they were pedestrians - while waiting, transferring, and walking to and from stops".

Policy Brief - INTEGRATING WALKING + PUBLIC TRANSPORT: Most public transport journeys start and end with a walk. In fact, walking can constitute half the time spent on multimodal trips and can be the main element of what people remember afterwards.

Risky driving behaviors at school drop-off across Canadian municipalities: Findings from the Child Active Transportation Safety and the Environment (CHASE) study