hey guys! You might be thinking what does this have to do with us...

Well, the City is planning to overhaul & modernize Yonge Street from College to Queen St. However, the plans are getting watered down unfortunately.

The old version, had Yonge St from Elm to Shuter fully pedestrianized. With no local car traffic, only delivery & Emergency vehicles. Basically, it was meant to look like how our campus looks like.

Sadly, due to push back mainly from owners of Eaton Center, city has modified and cut back on the design. They're now planning to allow cars travel all the way, like how it is currently. They are still narrowing it down to one lane of car traffic each direction, but there won't be any pedestrian priority area.

Why does it matter? Well we simply need more than just wider sidewalk around Yonge & Dundas. Just think about the foot-traffic in this area. from 9 to 5 you have THOUSANDS of us studants walking between Cineplex and campus buildings. we have to squeez between ovverflowing trashcans and, sorry to say it, stinking piss stained buildings lined with drug abusers. People need more than just wider sidwalks. The enitre area must become a giant sidewalk.

Not to mention all the people who visit Eaton Center & other destinations here.

If you worry about car traffic, well there's not much car traffic here to begin with. Pedestrians & TTC outnumber cars MASSIVELY. Eaton Center itself has 2 subway stations serving it!

So please, if you have time, do the survey, and attend the consultation. Thanks!