Walk Toronto has written to City Council to support a motion by Councillor Anthony Perruzza looking for better maintenance of public walkways.
Councillor Peruzza writes that “Residents have come to find that our public walkways are deteriorating; overgrown with vegetation, and with cracks that present serious safety and accessibility concerns.”
In Walk Toronto’s communication, Michael Black notes that “The suburban street network inside of the arterial road grid tends to be discontinuous and maze-like” and that “In order to provide people on foot with direct routes to destinations such as local schools and parks, public walkways were strategically installed.” As a result, “maintenance of public walkways is essential for active transportation to work properly. Bringing walkway levels of service to higher standards may not be glamorous — but it is a task that is much, much cheaper than maintaining expressways or subway lines.”
- Read Walk Toronto’s communication (PDF)
- See the Infrastructure and Environment Committee agenda item
- Read Councillor Perruzza’s letter (PDF)
