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Toronto intersection plagued by 'infuriated' drivers now considered urgent safety risk

A Toronto intersection where frustrated motorists wait out throngs of pedestrians has been identified as an "urgent" safety risk, prompting the City to explore new turning restrictions.The corner of St. George and Ursula Franklin streets regularly sees large crowds of students from the University of Toronto's St. George Campus. This pedestrian flow causes regular confrontations with impatient motorists attempting to find a gap in foot traffic to turn west onto Ursula Franklin from St. George.With tempers flaring and the fall semester now in full swing, the school is raising urgent concerns about the problematic intersection and seeking a fix before someone gets killed.In response to these concerns, Dianne Saxe, City Councillor for Ward 11, University-Rosedale, has requested changes to traffic rules at the intersection.In a letter addressed to Toronto and East York Community Council members ahead of an Oct. 22 meeting, Saxe noted that  "heavy pedestr...


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