[txlseries4]

Something small likely to come to the northwest corner of the intersection at Dupont and Ossington

Improving Pedestrian Safety at Ossington Avenue and Dupont Street - by Councillor Alejandra Bravo, seconded by Councillor Dianne Saxe​

1. City Council authorize the installation of pedestrian crossover (PXO) signage at the right-turn channel at the northwest corner of the intersection of Ossington Avenue and Dupont Street.
2. City Council authorize yield control on the right-turn channel at the northwest corner of the intersection of Ossington Avenue and Dupont Street.

The motion indicates the city knows recognizes Dupont is in urgent need of safety improvements but the redesign in on hold because of 212 so for the time quick implement measures is what we'll get.

 

[Northern Light]

Installation of Leaside/Millwood Bridge suicide barrier is out to tender:

 

[Northern Light]

This (below) actually happened last year, but I didn't get around to taking a picture of it and I don't recall anyone else posting one.

Credit: Jason Thorne - Toronto Chief Planner.

This is a small segment of Thompson street (just north of Queen and running west off Broadview).

It was closed ...ummm, I think back in 2021, don't hold me to that. But it was 'temporary' until last year.

Here's the before, from Streetview (2021)

 

[Northern Light]

The City appears set to approve mandating that trucks contracted to the City for service delivery must install side guards.

While it would make more sense for this to be a provincial or national mandate, it is, nonetheless a positive step.

https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/ie/bgrd/backgroundfile-286334.pdf

 

[christiesplits]

The City appears set to approve mandating that trucks contracted to the City for service delivery must install side guards.

While it would make more sense for this to be a provincial or national mandate, it is, nonetheless a positive step.

https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/ie/bgrd/backgroundfile-286334.pdf

Side guards have been one of Olivia Chow's crusades for years. From 2011:

https://torontolife.com/city/olivia-chow-calls-for-guards-on-trucks/

 

[txlseries4]

This (below) actually happened last year, but I didn't get around to taking a picture of it and I don't recall anyone else posting one.

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Credit: Jason Thorne - Toronto Chief Planner.

This is a small segment of Thompson street (just north of Queen and running west off Broadview).

It was closed ...ummm, I think back in 2021, don't hold me to that. But it was 'temporary' until last year.

Here's the before, from Streetview (2021)

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Safe to assume the flexiposts instead of a bollards are because of TFS insisting they have a way through?

 

[Northern Light]

Safe to assume the flexiposts instead of a bollards are because of TFS insisting they have a way through?

Correct.

 

[afransen]

The City appears set to approve mandating that trucks contracted to the City for service delivery must install side guards.

While it would make more sense for this to be a provincial or national mandate, it is, nonetheless a positive step.

https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/ie/bgrd/backgroundfile-286334.pdf

Sure any truck operating on public roads in an urban area should be required to do so.