Toronto urges road users to stay alert as students head to school

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Toronto – Mayor Olivia Chow was joined by Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie (Scarborough-Rouge Park), Toronto District School Board Director of Education Colleen Russell-Rawlins, Toronto District School Board Trustee Ward 19 Zakir Patel and Toronto Police Service Superintendent Matt Moyer to welcome students in Scarborough-Guildwood as they returned to school with the City of Toronto’s updated Vision Zero Road Safety Plan in …

Toronto reminds road users of reduced visibility as clocks turn back

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Toronto – With daylight saving time coming to an end this Sunday, November 5 at 2 a.m., the City of Toronto is urging all road users to stay alert, look out for each other and obey the rules of the road. The return to standard time means fewer daylight hours and reduced visibility for all road users in the evening. …

Automated Speed Enforcement data highlight significant speed reduction impact

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Toronto – Three years after the start of issuing tickets to speeding vehicles, evaluation data from the City of Toronto’s Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) program highlight how speed cameras have been effective in significantly reducing the number of people speeding and overall vehicle speeds, pointing to increased compliance and improved driver behaviour. An evaluation study conducted by researchers from The …

School Crossing Guard Appreciation Week

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Toronto – Starting today through Friday, June 9, the City of Toronto is marking School Crossing Guard Appreciation Week, a dedicated initiative aimed at recognizing the significant contributions that school crossing guards make in enhancing road safety within our school communities. The City’s School Crossing Program is the largest of its kind in Canada, with 825 school crossing guards working …