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City Council considers traffic safety changes on Gateway Boulevard and Linkwood Lane in Flemingdon Park

City Council is being asked to approve a Neighbourhood Streets Plan for Flemingdon Park that proposes installing speed cushions and reducing the speed limit on Linkwood Lane, and installing a pedestrian crossover on Gateway Boulevard near John XXIII Parish Church. The plan follows community consultation on speeding and road safety for vulnerable users. City approval is required because the TTC operates transit service on both roads.

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

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• The plan addresses speeding of motor vehicles and road safety for vulnerable road users in Flemingdon Park, an established neighbourhood south of Eglinton Avenue East.

The journey

Tue, Jul 7 · North York Community Council · adopted
Wed, Jul 29 · Toronto City Council · not yet heard

Time to act

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Residents can contact their City Councillor before the vote. If there is a public deputation period, residents may speak to Council directly.

Why is this story here?
ContainedThe changes are bounded to two specific roads in one neighbourhood. Installing speed cushions, adjusting speed limits, and adding one pedestrian crossover are genuine safety improvements but reversible without significant cost or institutional change. The decisions affect one locality and do not constrain future councils.Touches a narrow groupThe changes directly affect residents and commuters using Gateway Boulevard and Linkwood Lane, including pedestrians, cyclists, and transit users accessing Flemingdon Park trails. However, the geographic scope is narrow to one neighbourhood and two specific road segments. Most Toronto residents will not experience this change in an ordinary week.

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Official title: Gateway Boulevard and Linkwood Lane - Traffic Safety Improvement · meeting video