In recent weeks, tension has been mounting between Toronto cyclists, cycling advocacy groups, the Toronto Police, and Toronto Mayor John Tory.
Yesterday, local advocacy group Cycle Toronto met with Mayor Tory to discuss ways tensions can be alleviated in High Park and to discuss evidence-based policy and design solutions.
Create off peak times during car-free hours specifically for people on bikes to ride and train at speed, with a posted code of conduct, while still sharing the park with other users. Designate these pathways with off-peak times for explicit use. “The Mayor expressed willingness to consider implementing quick-win solutions in the park before the end of 2022, he also expressed consideration of a car-free pilot seven days a week,” reads a press release issued by Cycle Toronto. “The frank and open discussion demonstrates the Mayor’s commitment to Vision Zero principles and an eagerness to move toward innovative solutions for road users through policy and design.
“I am working to ensure this ongoing discussion can focus thoughtfully on how we can achieve safety for everyone — including cyclists — and I welcomed Cycle Toronto’s request for a meeting. I have also encouraged them to meet with City staff undertaking the High Park movement strategy and with Toronto Police directly who are responsible for traffic enforcement,” it reads, in part.
I hope Toronto Police will make public the extremely small number of tickets issued to cyclists or for cyclist-related offences in the High Park area. I believe it will help put this entire conversation in context. I support the work police are doing, exercising their own discretion in response to community complaints.”
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