CAA
Only one road in Northwestern Ontario made the cut in the Canadian Automobile Association Worst Roads campaign.
Tokio Street in Thunder Bay finished fifth in voting in the North and East districts.
A total of 117 municipalities in Ontario saw roads in their communities nominated.
Voters shared their primary reasons for selecting a road, with 81 per cent citing potholes or crumbling pavement, followed by traffic congestion (11 per cent) and no or poor walking infrastructure (7 per cent).
Drivers accounted for most of the votes being cast, with cyclists and pedestrians accounting for about a quarter of the votes.
Jeff Walker is President and CEO of CAA North and East Ontario and says, “The cost of poor roads isn’t just to commerce and trade, but as our Poor Roads study showed this year, they also cost Canadian motorists more than $3 billion a year in operating costs.”
ActiveTO expanding to Allen Road for the first time
by Carl Garnich, News Staff
Posted Jun 4, 2021 6:55 am EDT
Last Updated Jun 4, 2021 at 7:17 am EDT
Cyclists along Lake Shore Boulevard near the CNE grounds on June 12, 2020. As part of ActiveTO, the closed lanes provide space for runners and cyclists to get outside during the COVID-19 pandemic. GETTY IMAGES/Rene Johnston
ActiveTO is heading north this weekend.
For the first time, a portion of Allen Road will be closed off to allow more Torontonians to safely enjoy the outdoors as the city braces for a
Northbound lanes between Eglinton Avenue West and Lawrence Avenue will be closed Saturday from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Toronto and the rest of the GTA will see a stretch of hot and humid weather starting this weekend, prompting Environment Canada to issue a heat warning.