Walk Toronto has written to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee to support a motion by Councillor Paul Ainslie (Ward 24, Scarborough-Guildwood) calling on staff to “develop a long-term plan for [a] comprehensive pedestrian cycling network for Scarborough.”
While “Scarborough currently has the worst rate of pedestrian fatalities among Toronto’s four districts,” says the letter, ” the district “also provides opportunities for a much safer and more attractive pedestrian realm.” However, “no change will be possible without a conscious and determined strategy to transform Scarborough into a community where walking is safe, convenient, accessible, and appealing.”
The motion was inspired by the report “The Scarborough Opportunity: A Comprehensive Walking and Cycling Network,” prepared by Prof. Andre Sorensen and five of his students at the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus. Walk Toronto’s Dylan Reid served as an advisor and editor for the report.
