Transportation
Services is responsible for a wide variety of activities including:
Road and
sidewalk maintenance
Street
cleaning
Snow clearing
and road salting
Permits
for on-street parking, construction and street events
Traffic
signs and pavement markings
Traffic
signals and traffic safety
Street
and expressway lighting
Red light
camera operations
Construction
planning and policies
Pedestrian
and cycling issues
Fast
facts
5,300
km of roads
7,100
km of sidewalks
530
bridges
600
pedestrian crosswalks
160,000
street lights
2,007
traffic signals
4,100
bus shelters
one
million signs
100,000
permits issued annually
55
km of bike lanes
15
km of bike trails
30
km of bike routes
What's
new
West Don Land Temporary Road Closures Work on the West Don Lands has begun. As a result, a number of roads in the area will be closed. Find out more about the project (PDF) and the resulting road closures.
Coordinated Street Furniture Program The City of Toronto has an exciting opportunity to elevate the quality of its public space. The Coordinated Street Furniture Program will make streetscapes more attractive and pedestrian friendly.
Off-street
parking renewals now available online You may now renew
your City of Toronto street allowance rental on-line. Please note
that, at present, the service is limited to renewing existing permits
only.
Renew residential
permit parking on-line
The opportunity to renew your parking permits on-line has now passed.
This service will once again be available at the start of the next
permit parking renewal cycle.
Whose job
is it to fix?
When something is broken or damaged in the city, whom can you call to get it fixed? Here’s a handy guide to getting key services fixed in your community (PDF) and home (PDF). Note: You will need to have the latest
version of the FREE Adobe
Acrobat reader to view the pdf files.
The red light
running advertising campaign for 2005 has kicked off Transportation Services is running 10-second radio ads on 13
of Toronto’s most popular radio stations and has produced an
advertisement that will can be seen of the back of several TTC buses. Read
the media release highlighting the campaign and view
the advertisement.
Mechanical
leaf collection Mechanical leaf collection is
a program designed to supplement yard waste collection in those areas
identified as having heavy accumulations of leaves.
Pedestrian
Safety advertising campaign launched The "We're
All Pedestrians" campaign encourages drivers to be more
aware of pedestrians.
Fixing potholes
is a big job for the City
They’re out there, lurking on city streets. Some are large
while others are minor irritants along the way. Learn
more...Traffic and
safety summary data: 2005
Fatal Collision Summary Leaflet (PDF) 2004
Pedestrian Collision Summary Leaflet (PDF) 2004
Cyclist Collision Summary Leaflet (PDF)
You'll need
the free Adobe
Acrobat reader to view PDF files. Toronto Bicycle/Motor-Vehicle
Collision Study
The City has released a study of
motor-vehicle collisions involving cyclists. The study revealed the
kinds of car/bike collisions that are most common in Toronto, and
sheds light on some of the contributing factors.
RoadInfo menu
launched
The City of Toronto's traveller information telephone service 416-599-9090
providing road disruption and road user information for both City
and MTO (provincial) highways, has been improved.
View RoadInfo menu (PDF).
See news
release.
