Olivia Chow has neighbourhood plan for pedestrian safety

Toronto residents would be able to request slower speed limits throughout their neighbourhoods, mayoral candidate Olivia Chow is pledging as part of a pedestrian safety pitch also aimed at tackling the 100 most dangerous intersections. The pledge comes two years after the city’s chief medical officer, David McKeown, was shot down for suggesting slower speed limits on most city streets as a safety measure and will raise hackles from suburban councillors who were furious with the doctor at the time. It also raises questions about who should be in charge of setting speeds in a neighbourhood – the people who live there or the ones who drive through it. Read more.