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..... And there's been examples used today, even within Canada, where it does work and it works for pedestrians, it works for residents, it works for cyclists, it works for businesses......

...... is that there really is a shared goal of increased safety for pedestrians and cyclists around the city.
We recognize as we grow, as we add more people, as we add more housing and we encourage people to get out of vehicles, we have more people walking, more people cycling, rolling, using e-scooters......

I'll start by expressing my thanks and gratitude as we work as a collective Council to address some of these incredible safety issues and appreciative of Councillor Fry and Councillor Boyle for bringing this motion forward, because despite some of the comments of my colleague right now, in fact there has been a universal view of this council both last term and this one about the importance of addressing pedestrian safety, cyclist safety, in our city and in fact we collaborated at length last term to support slow streets pilot, to support reduced speeds on Commercial, to look at and reduce in fact speeds on Prior Street. And so I recognize that this is a deeply personal and emotional issue for all of us.