Sidewalk Safety

• ‘Deplorable every year’: Accessibility advocate in Halifax calls for better sidewalk clearing

  Many residents took to social media over the past 48 hours to voice their frustrations with the current state of the sidewalks through the Halifax region.

  Weather

  Jan 31, 2022
  
• City of Edmonton plans to fill 100 kilometres of missing sidewalks

  Now that the weather is warmer in Edmonton more people are getting outdoors. But when it comes accessing certain walkways and paths, people are cut off.

  Canada

  Jan 15, 2022
  
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• ‘Dear town council’: Young girl’s letter inspires new crosswalk in Delta, B.C.

  A crosswalk was built on Central Avenue in Delta, B.C. last month thanks to the hard work of a six-year-old resident named Arianne Dieleman.

  Features

  Jan 4, 2022
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• Halifax woman who is blind says sidewalk barricade putting ‘lives at risk’

  A regular walk home became dangerous when Milena Khazanavicius and her guide dog walked into a sidewalk barricade that left the two essentially trapped beside busy traffic.

  Canada

  Mar 30, 2021
• Saint John Council to hear snow removal report, consider changes to winter plan

  Patrick Beamish, strategic advisor to the mayor's office, confirmed that Mayor Don Darling has asked staff for a report on the plan to be presented during Monday's meeting of common council.

  Politics

  Jan 9, 2019
• Icy sidewalks prompt complaints, councillor to reopen debate on clearing snow

  Ashley Morton, a resident in Halifax's North End, walks his daughter to school along Albert Street. But since the storm it hasn't been an easy journey. 

  Traffic

  Jan 3, 2019
• Toronto van attack raises new questions about sidewalk safety in Vancouver

  "We do obviously prepare for as many scenarios as we possibly can, but we also know we can't prepare for everything."

  Apr 25, 2018
• Cities around the world are designing sidewalks with safety in mind

  Cities around the world are designing sidewalks with safety in mind, installing items such as benches, lights and art installations, to prevent drivers from jumping the curb.

  Canada

  Apr 24, 2018
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• Pointe-Claire neighbourhood signs encouraging drivers to slow down

  Over 500 homes in Pointe-Claire are taking part in a campaign to encourage drivers not to speed in their neighbourhoods.

  Canada

  Aug 3, 2016