Why are Toronto streets still so deadly?
Posted January 18, 2022 7:33 am.
Last Updated January 18, 2022 7:35 am.
In today’s Big Story podcast, Toronto’s Vision Zero plan is now five years old. The city’s residents are still waiting for it to work. On Boxing Day, the latest tragedy saw a car jump a downtown curb onto a busy corner, injuring several and killing a teenager. It would be shocking, if it weren’t for the fact that barely a week goes by without a driver striking someone just minding their own business.
Why is Toronto so bad at this? Is it a lack of will, or a problem with how the city was built? What are other cities doing that Toronto isn’t, and how fast can that change?
GUEST: Ben Spurr, transportation reporter, Toronto Star
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