evandyk
Senior Member
Kensington is always changing. Sanagan's is making a killing, and there are a lot of new places that are thriving.
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evandyk
Senior Member
I understand the concern about the changes that gentrification will make to Kensington Market. But literally 1% of their customers come by car.
Northern Light
Superstar
This is the limited interim stuff; progress..........but much more is coming.....
Northern Light
Superstar
LOL, Gerrard? You're on point, but as Gerrard ends at University.....a different street name is required.
*nods*
nfitz
Superstar
Yeah ... College. I always take the Carlton streetcar along Gerrard to get there.
LOL?
tiffer24
Senior Member
A man and a woman are facing charges following a road rage incident in downtown Toronto on Saturday evening that led to seven vehicles being struck, Toronto police say.
In a news release on Sunday, police said a man operating a blue Ford Escape SUV — with three passengers — in the Front Street West and Lower Simcoe Street area "became involved in a road rage incident with another driver" and smashed the hood of that vehicle with a collapsible baton.
Police said officers attempted to stop the vehicle, but "the man proceeded to drive through heavy traffic and onto the sidewalk, [narrowly] missing pedestrians and striking seven stopped vehicles before being stopped by officers."
Officers arrested two men and two women in the vehicle. According to police, a 25-year-old Toronto man was charged with the following:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-road-rage-arrests-1.6922733
In a news release on Sunday, police said a man operating a blue Ford Escape SUV — with three passengers — in the Front Street West and Lower Simcoe Street area "became involved in a road rage incident with another driver" and smashed the hood of that vehicle with a collapsible baton.
Police said officers attempted to stop the vehicle, but "the man proceeded to drive through heavy traffic and onto the sidewalk, [narrowly] missing pedestrians and striking seven stopped vehicles before being stopped by officers."
Officers arrested two men and two women in the vehicle. According to police, a 25-year-old Toronto man was charged with the following:
- Possession of a weapon.
- Mischief to property under $5,000.
- Two counts of fail to stop for police.
- Four counts of dangerous operation.
- Possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000.
- Drive motor vehicle while suspended.
- Use unauthorized plate.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-road-rage-arrests-1.6922733
PL1
Active Member
I've said before, I support roadside crushing of such vehicles. Give the bill to the driver. And fines scaled to worth/income (with the value of the car as some minimal threshold).
And yes, I appreciate that these are not likely to happen in our slap-the-driver's-wrist society
crs1026
Superstar
Vehicles don't cause road rage, and crushing them won't prevent it. One can always get another car.
"Drive motor vehicle while suspended" and "Use unauthorized plate" tell the story.
This is a driver who needs to be in jail.
- Paul
"Drive motor vehicle while suspended" and "Use unauthorized plate" tell the story.
This is a driver who needs to be in jail.
- Paul
christiesplits
Senior Member
Possibly the most disgusting Toronto driver behaviour ever captured on video.
www.cp24.com
Driver seen mounting sidewalk before driving along bike lane downtown in road rage video
A video of a vehicle driving onto a sidewalk and nearly hitting dozens of pedestrians in downtown Toronto has surfaced after police reported a road rage incident on Saturday.
www.cp24.com
Northern Light
Superstar
I agree w/the spirit of the comment; but....uhhh, North York van attack.
christiesplits
Senior Member
Ah, that's right. I forgot it was captured on video. I purposely have never watched it.
W. K. Lis
Superstar
Should have had bollards on the sidewalks, especially at corners. Would have helped.
Maybe not this extreme
...
Maybe not this extreme
...afransen
Senior Member
I am troubled by the initial reporting focusing on the number of inanimate objects that were struck (7 cars) as opposed to the people.Possibly the most disgusting Toronto driver behaviour ever captured on video.
Driver seen mounting sidewalk before driving along bike lane downtown in road rage video
A video of a vehicle driving onto a sidewalk and nearly hitting dozens of pedestrians in downtown Toronto has surfaced after police reported a road rage incident on Saturday.
DSC
Superstar
In fairness, no people were hit and 7 vehicles were. It's not news if 'nothing happens'.
Northern Light
Superstar
This article is from one of the leading opponents of pedestrianization in Kensington. I would first, encourage everyone to read it.....
FWIW, my perception of her thoughts is this:
1) She's fundamentally wrong about a great deal.
2) Opposing 'gentrification' in general, let alone in an already gentrified market is a bit peculiar.
3) Her representation of who the City did (not) consult is completely and utterly off.
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What a strange set of arguments:
1) But what if property values/rents rise?
(already happened, will continue to happen, decorative pavers and rolled curbs will not make a material difference.)
2) But the City won't do it to Yonge Street first!
(uh, the plans for Yonge are very pedestrian forward, and eliminating cars for 2 city blocks of 2 side streets is a much different proposition that eliminating them from a 4-lane arterial road)
3) But what if some immigrant business owners have to move?
(already happened, the current crop of owners displaced all the live chicken vendors I remember as a child)
4) There's no plan to allow for deliveries!
(yes there is, what a load of poppycock)
5) But we have to allow for customers who do large pick-ups!
( Accommodated, that said, Kensington is not an area doing a vast wholesale trade of high volumes of goods.)
In case I'm not clear, I don't find this woman's case impressive; and she's either dishonest or misinformed about a few things she says.
OP-ED: Kensington Market needs its streets fixed, not redesigned - Spacing Toronto
It’s been a bad month for place-keeping in Kensington Market. First the Kensington Market Community Land Trust’s (KMCLT) attempt to purchase two buildings on a stretch of Kensington Avenue threatened with land assembly fell through, and then the oddly named Kensington Safe Streets (KSS) was...
spacing.ca
FWIW, my perception of her thoughts is this:
1) She's fundamentally wrong about a great deal.
2) Opposing 'gentrification' in general, let alone in an already gentrified market is a bit peculiar.
3) Her representation of who the City did (not) consult is completely and utterly off.
****
What a strange set of arguments:
1) But what if property values/rents rise?
(already happened, will continue to happen, decorative pavers and rolled curbs will not make a material difference.)
2) But the City won't do it to Yonge Street first!
(uh, the plans for Yonge are very pedestrian forward, and eliminating cars for 2 city blocks of 2 side streets is a much different proposition that eliminating them from a 4-lane arterial road)
3) But what if some immigrant business owners have to move?
(already happened, the current crop of owners displaced all the live chicken vendors I remember as a child)
4) There's no plan to allow for deliveries!
(yes there is, what a load of poppycock)
5) But we have to allow for customers who do large pick-ups!
( Accommodated, that said, Kensington is not an area doing a vast wholesale trade of high volumes of goods.)
In case I'm not clear, I don't find this woman's case impressive; and she's either dishonest or misinformed about a few things she says.