Thank you for everything you do, CCRA!
I had a wonderful time celebrating the CCRA with you all last month. It was great to take the time to reflect on the association’s impact over the last 75 years and recognize its accomplishments. The Centennial community is a vital part of what makes Scarborough the best place to live, so thank you for everything you do for us.
Congestion Management Plan
In October, Toronto City Council approved our Congestion Management Plan, which highlighted the steps we’re taking to ease congestion. Some of the new initiatives include:
- “Don’t block the box” – we’re raising the fine for an improper stop in an intersection to $450, or $500 in a school safety zone, to help people get where they need to go safely and quickly;
- Launching a new Strategic Capital Coordination Office to better manage construction in our growing city; and
- Implementing a new Special Events Advisory Team, which will develop a new framework for reviewing and approving events permits that will consider traffic management plans, impacts to emergency and police services, communication plans and more.
We have a lot to be proud of when it comes to our world-class city, but we need to keep Toronto moving today while building for tomorrow.
The City is also launching a new Congestion Management Dashboard that will offer a range of statistics, including data on smart signals, traffic agents, and other measures we’re deploying to support traffic management. The Dashboard will be live late this fall and will be accessible on the City of Toronto’s website.
Electric Bus Fleet Update
Toronto has an ambitious goal to reach net zero emissions by 2040. As part of that goal, we are working to have 50 percent of the city-owned and TTC bus fleet consist of zero-emission vehicles by 2030.
Toronto previously had the largest fleet of electric buses in North America with 60 in operation, before Edmonton procured a total of 61.
Recently, the TTC unveiled the first of 340 additional electric buses that will be added to the TTC fleet by the end of next year. That brought Toronto’s current fleet of electric buses to 64, and once again made our battery-electric bus fleet the largest in North America.
Women4ClimateTO Mentorship
The 2025 Women4ClimateTO Mentorship Program is open to female entrepreneurs who have a project or start-up business that advances Toronto’s TransformTO Net Zero Strategy or Toronto’s Resilience Strategy. Applications opened on October 30 and will be open until November 20. You can find out more information and apply online at toronto.ca/women4climate.
Stay in Touch
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