Item - 2021.TE29.64

The Toronto and East York Community Council:

1. Reduced the speed limit along the following roadway to 30 kilometres per hour: Shuter Street between Yonge Street and River Street.
 

1. Directed the General Manager, Transportation Services, to install relevant speed limit signage along the roadway segments outlined in Recommendation 1 above, as soon as possible.

A petition was submitted to the City of Toronto with over 100 signatures expressing concern for the safety of pedestrians along this stretch of Shuter Street. The petition requests the reduction of the speed limit along Shuter Street between Yonge and River Streets to 30km/h.

As outlined in the City of Toronto's Vision Zero Road Safety Plan Speed Management Strategy, higher speeds can contribute to a higher risk of serious injury and fatalities. While we have made significant strides over the past few years towards making our streets safer for all road users, through speed limit reductions and traffic calming measures, my office in partnership with community stakeholders continues to identify and assess new opportunities to improve safety.

Reducing the speed limit along this stretch will have a positive impact for thousands of residents, and many parents walking their children to and from school.