The City of Toronto says it will fast-track various road safety measures after an “emergency meeting” was convened on Wednesday to discuss the “alarming” number of fatalities on the city’s roads.
“Too many people are dying as a result of collisions and we must all do more to prevent these deaths, and protect our citizens across the city,” read a joint statement by Mayor John Tory and Public Works and Infrastructure Committee chair and Councillor Jaye Robinson Wednesday evening.
News of the meeting comes one day after Toronto police saw a sharp increase in pedestrians being struck by vehicles. In a five-hour span on Tuesday, 22 pedestrians were hit.
Tory and Robinson said the following measures will be undertaken:
The statement said the measures follow various initiatives implemented since Toronto’s road safety plan was approved in July, such as the creation of 14 pedestrian safety corridors, the speed reductions and installation of 400 new speed signs and 37 signalized intersection pedestrian crossing.
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