As Toronto contemplates how much it wants to prioritize motorists over other road users in future development, a new analysis is shedding light on key parts of the city where pedestrians far outnumber cars.
Residents may be surprised to know that bustling, often gridlocked corners like Yonge and College, Yonge and Queen, Yonge and King and Bay and Bloor are among those that host up to seven times more pedestrians than drivers on any given day.I’ve mapped all the intersections where pedestrians represent 50% or more of all traffic.
On the flip side, busy spots like Kennedy and Lawrence, Woodbine and Steeles, and Allan Road and Sheppard had a far higher proportion of cars to other road users last year, with motorists representing over 95 per cent of traffic, on average, at some major intersections. Cycling was measured to be the most popular at Richmond and Tecumseth, as well as Palmerston and Lennox, where cyclist totals outnumbered cars .