Public Meeting Date Mistake By Councillor Walker's Office

Councillor Walker's office has made a mistake with respect to advising us as to the the date of the Oxton-Oriole pedestrians safety meeting.

The public meeting arranged February 2nd., 2006 at the North Toronto Memorial Community Centre is apparently not for us. However, anyone of us can attend.

I am communicating with Councillor Walker's office to confirm a new date.

Regards, mark

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Public Meeting - February 2nd, 2006

Councillor Walker's office have now confirmed the date, time and place of the Oriole traffic meeting. A flyer is to be distributed in the neighbourhood alerting people to the upcoming meeting

Public Meeting Details:

February 2nd., 2006
(Thursday)
North Toronto Memorial Community Centre
200 Eglinton Avenue West
Toronto, Ontario
M4R 1A7
416.392.6591
Time: 7:00PM

Map of North Toronto Memorial Comm:

Don't leave your personal safety for someone else to decide for you!

Please put this date in your calendars and plan to attend.

Regards, Mark

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Mayor Suggests Cross Walks Not Safe In Toronto

The Globe and Mail reports today that our mayor, David Millar, suggests that Toronto's crosswalks...should be redesigned to better suite Toronto's "urban environment."

This hardly comforting news when the city expects us to use a crosswalk that is totally out of the way on a street (Oxton Avenue) that sees some 20,000 cars a day go by.

We need lihghts at the corner of Oxton-Oriole!

Regards, Mark

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200 Pedestrians Hit By Cars Each Month

Another terrible statistic, but again no real surprise (at least to me and probability to you too)!

Toronto's car crazy culture has resulted in Oxton-Orioles' incediblely stupid "Pedestrian Wait For The Gap Signs" that in the view of many people totally desensitizing drivers to crossing pedestrians.

If you happen to leave near this intersection and want to walk to the subway you have to step into a "lethal" wall of non-stop, moving steel to the tune of 20,000 cars a day on Oxton Avenue

Someone getting hit or killed is what I'm trying to prevent!

Regards, Mark

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29 Pedestrians Killed By Cars in 2005

A terrible statistic, but no real surprise (at least to me and probability to you too)!

Toronto's car crazy culture has resulted in Oxton-Orioles' incediblely stupid "Pedestrian Wait For The Gap Signs" that in the view of many people totally desensitizing drivers to crossing pedestrians.

Indeed the attitude of the City's Transportation Services department as it pertains to the corner of Oxton-Oriole is to do nothing as this would interfere with Oxton's 20,000 cars a day traffic flow!

Meanwhile, if you happen to leave near this intersection and want to walk to the subway we now a "lethal" wall of non-stop, moving steel that has pretty well scared off everybody from even attempting to cross at this corner. And, if a car dares to slow down for a pedestrian (or out of fear of this corner as a driver navigating it) the result is chorus of honking.

Not very Toronto Pedestrian Charter friendly for sure.

Regards, Mark

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More On The 40km Oxton Speed Signs

Councillor Walker's office advised me today that our 40 km speed signs on Oxton are currently in production and will be going up within the next two weeks.

Good news, but the next BIG EVENT is the soon to be arranged public meeting in eary February at near-by Orion Park School (details to follow). Your attendance and participation at this meeting will keep our pedestrian safety concerns on the radar in 2006.

Regards, Mark

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Where Are The 40Km Signs?

Last year it was indicated to me by Councillor Walker that our 40km road signs on Oxton would be up before Christmas (2005).

Well, I haven't spotted them yet...have you?

Looks like I'll have to get onto Councillor Walker's office this week not only our 40km signs and when their going to be installed, but also about the public meeting date Councillor Walker had promised us.

Regards, Mark

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