Your commute should be safe from start to finish. But more than 140 people have been hit while boarding or exiting a streetcar in the last 10 years. That’s why I’ve been working to use every tool available to make sure that cars stop when the streetcar stops.
Last year, I brought forward a motion at the TTC Board to launch a pilot that uses cameras to detect illegal passing – leveraging technology to enhance enforcement and public safety. We’re moving forward with it. Toronto deserves a transit system that is affordable, reliable – and, most importantly, which gets you home safely at the end of the day.
Both of our local neighbourhood grocers that closed last year, Fruit Baskets and Fresh Buy Market, are returning to the neighbourhood and will continue serving the affordable fruit and veggies that so many of us rely on.
When notified of the upcoming demolition, my office and I immediately reached out to the business owners directly to offer our support. We contacted nearby property owners to identify new space opportunities and advocating to ensure that these businesses were able to remain.
We are grateful to everyone who worked together to ensure that these businesses were able to find nearby retail space in the neighbourhood - and in both cases - to secure even larger space, which allows more people to access more affordable food.