Council asked to explore better signage and markings for confusing intersections, starting with Bayview and Bayview Heights

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Council asked to explore better signage and markings for confusing intersections, starting with Bayview and Bayview Heights

Councillor Chernos Lin is proposing that Toronto staff study ways to clarify dangerous intersections using pavement markings and alternative signage, beginning with the Bayview Avenue and Bayview Heights Drive intersection in Don Valley West where repeated collisions have occurred. The proposal asks the city to research best practices from other jurisdictions operating under the same Highway Traffic Act constraints. This is a motion to direct staff, not a final decision, and the council has not yet met to consider it.

not yet heardToronto City Council · Wed, Jul 29You can weigh in

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• The Bayview Avenue and Bayview Heights Drive intersection in Don Valley West has experienced several serious collisions in recent years; drivers cannot safely find gaps in northbound traffic because the 'Do Not Block the Intersection' sign does not clearly mark the area it refers to.

The journey

Wed, Jul 29 · Toronto City Council · not yet heard

Time to act

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Residents can attend or watch City Council's meeting to observe the debate; those with interest in a specific intersection can depute or contact their councillor before the vote.

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ContainedThis motion asks staff to study intersection clarification options and identify best practices from peer municipalities. A study is bounded and reversible; if adopted, it commits staff time and potentially a report-back but does not commit capital, change policy citywide, or constrain future councils. The substance is an investigation at a specific location, which is real but not wide-reaching.Touches a narrow groupThe intersection in question affects drivers and pedestrians at one location in Don Valley West. No resident outside that area experiences the effect today. The motion proposes staff study this problem, so nothing changes for anyone's commute this week.

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Official title: Exploring Alternative Options to Clarify Complex Intersections - by Councillor Rachel Chernos Lin, seconded by Councillor Dianne Saxe · meeting video