Comment 115767

By JasonL (registered) | Posted December 21, 2015 at 21:36:19 in reply to Comment 115766

I suspect the police would have that data. But don't forget the law of induced demand. Only absolute hardcore pedestrians/cyclists will even think of walking here.

The night the Skyway was rammed by the truck showed us how short the walk actually is from Strathcona and downtown over to Westdale. Thousands of people made the walk that night and traffic was stopped on King. You can't believe how many of my downtown neighbours who work in the west end commented on how quick the walk was, much to their surprise. Yet all agreed, with King in it's usual state, they'd never think to walk to or from Westdale.

In Toronto, Montreal or Ottawa you wouldn't think twice of making a walk that distance. Our goal should be to encourage active lifestyles, not treating King and Main like 403 extensions rammed through neighbourhoods.

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