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Speed humps on Frater Avenue between Woodmount and Woodbine
A councillor is requesting installation of speed humps on Frater Avenue in response to resident concerns about pedestrian safety. The item was dispatched without debate, and no decision or vote outcome is recorded in the available material.
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Wed, Jul 8 · Toronto and East York Community Council · adopted
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Why is this story here?
ContainedA single street traffic calming intervention: bounded geographically, reversible by a future council without significant cost or political capital, and affects one neighbourhood. Installation of speed humps is a genuine decision but does not change the institution or constrain future councils' options.Touches a narrow groupThe effect is direct for residents of Frater Avenue and the surrounding neighbourhood who experience pedestrian safety concerns and traffic speed, but narrow in geographic scope. Most Toronto residents would not notice this intervention in an ordinary week. The petition suggests resident concern, but the impact remains localized.
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