It's Man Vs. Oncoming Traffic & It's Crazy!

Here's a note from Melissa, a local Oxton-Oriole neighborhood resident, who writes...

I live right at the corner [of] Oriole Parkway and Oxton and was thrilled when I saw you had started this course of action.

I love living in this part of Toronto; my only complaint has been coming to and from my apartment every day. I actually feel that my senses become very very heightened when I have to deal with the ridiculous lack of pedestrian safety.

It is like man vs. oncoming traffic. I suppose in some ways you get used to having to look for traffic coming at you from all angles - when I have family (which includes an eight month old nephew) and friends visiting, they are always so frightened and overwhelmed to cross the road which again reminds me of how brutal and life endangering it really is.

We should have some of the key leaders in these municipal decisions come and cross the street a few times at heavy traffic times to see what this is like. I find the comment on the website interesting about walking further (see main page: Issues) to use the street lights.

If you are heading north, you still have to cross that crazy "Pedestrians wait for Gap" section. This sign alone is a good laugh, it sounds like you are signing a waiver to hike an active volcano or something. If you go south to the next set of lights... well who would do this? That would add a lot of extra minutes on to get to the subway and seems a ridiculous approach if you want to head north.

Good luck, and thanks for taking this on!!

Melissa (Last name and email address withheld by request)