The City of Toronto is proposing to turn Dupont Street -- between Dundas Street West and Davenport Road -- into a "complete street."
Here's the area in question:
It's 4.7 kilometers long.
And here's how the city thinks about complete streets:
“Complete streets” are streets that are designed to be safe for all users: people who walk, bicycle, take transit or drive, and people of varying ages and levels of ability. They also consider other uses like sidewalk cafés, street furniture, street trees, utilities, and stormwater management.
Right now, the city is in the public consultation phase. If you'd like to provide your feedback, you can do that here. You have until October 30th. The online tool is also pretty neat. You can drop comments on specific areas of the street. And already the map has been totally filled up.
This is an important and busy artery in midtown. I use it all the time as a pedestrian, cyclist, and driver. It's not the best street, though. Yesterday it took me 45 minutes to drive from one end of it to the other. Along with better street design, this part of the city could use better transit.
I'm looking forward to seeing how Dupont ultimately gets designed.
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