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“Access to safe, reliable transportation is a question of social justice. Our work gives us the opportunity to uplift the needs of people who were historically marginalized by unacceptable past planning practices. Establishing equity as a cornerstone means accelerating our efforts in neighborhoods where access to a job, to I am honoured to welcome you to Toronto for the National Association of City school, healthcare, childcare, and every life need matters most.” Transportation Officials’ 2019 Designing Cities conference. Toronto is Canada’s largest city and North America’s fourth largest with 2.9 million residents. Our city is a global centre for business, technology and innovation, finance, arts and Robin Hutcheson culture and we continue to strive to be a model of sustainable development. I Director of Public Works, Minneapolis encourage you to enjoy Toronto, learn about our diverse neighbourhoods and NACTO Vice President explore our vibrant streets. The conference represents a tremendous opportunity for the City of Toronto to share our unique insights and accomplishments as Canada’s largest city. Through concerted efforts, the City of Toronto has become a city of global renown by providing a transportation system that is safe and reliable and supports our strong and diverse economy. Since 2016, Toronto has committed to making its streets safer by prioritizing the safety of our most vulnerable road users with the implementation of the Vision Zero Road Safety Plan. Our latest phase of Vision Zero, adopted unanimously by City Council in July 2019, continues this commitment by taking targeted, proactive actions, such as a speed management strategy to reduce the speed limits on most City streets, and the introduction of automated speed enforcement to target dangerous driving near schools.
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