traffic

What Did Davisville Do Wrong?

We get used to the status quo, for the most part. Things are as they are, especially if they were in place when we first arrived in an area. The thing is, things became as they are for reasons, and they stay as they are for reasons. So what did Davisville Avenue, between Yonge and … Read more

Davisville Traffic Safety Proposal

For several years, SEDRA has been working with Councillor Josh Matlow, City of Toronto staff, TDSB Trustee Shelley Laskin, TDSB staff, and community members on improving safety for pedestrians on Davisville Ave. To our great frustration, the pandemic threw a wrench into plans to have a new traffic light replace the crossing (known as a … Read more

Traffic Safety – an oxymoron?

An important message from John Hiddema, SEDRA Co-President The term traffic safety is used as a catch-all for conversations about what happens on our streets as we move about the city. It covers what goes wrong when vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists collide. That said, it’s not traffic we want to keep safe, it’s people. Lost … Read more