Josh Matlow

City Hall Update: February 2025

Taking Action to Improve Toronto’s Response to Major Snow Incidents   Toronto is a winter City. Over this past week, Torontonians endured extreme weather and heavy snowfalls with areas in our city receiving up to 50cm of accumulated snow. When it snows, our sidewalks need to be safe and accessible. The TTC needs to be operational, and our city needs to work. Under the previous two mayors (Ford and Tory), I was successful in advocating for the expansion of sidewalk snow clearing for every Toronto neighborhood. However, I could not convince them to prioritize extreme weather responses. I wont stop pushing until this is done, and done properly. Read more...

City Hall Update: January 2025

Show Your Support for a Charter City - Sign our Petition and Register to Depute At Executive Committee on Tuesday, January 28th, Councillor Jamaal Myers and I are moving a motion “Toward Municipal Autonomy and Effective Local Governance” and we need your help! Show your support for a charter city by signing our petition, registering to speak, and submitting written comments for the committee meeting.  Doug Ford’s recent and unilateral overreaches into areas that most people consider municipal jurisdiction is another reminder that Canada's constitution not only doesn’t provide cities like Toronto any powers, it doesn’t even mention cities at all. Back when it was written in 1867, Canada was largely an agrarian society and cities were an afterthought, left as “creatures” of the provinces.     Read more...

City Hall Updates: December 2024

Focusing on Real Solutions to Toronto's Traffic Gridlock

Every day, too many Torontonians find themselves stuck in traffic gridlock, this is unacceptable. While there are many reasons for this, such as a lack of much-needed transit expansion over generations, along with the continuing need to provide people with more options to get around. I am actively calling for change. Far too many of our city's curb lanes are occupied for 2 or 3 years at a time for construction staging. I don't believe this is acceptable and I am calling for change.

Please read this thoughtful Toronto Star story about this priority.

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