Wendy Weston and Thomas Veith have been talking on Twitter with Jon Burnside, candidate for council in Ward 26 about more crosswalks. Ms Weston mentions the corner of McRae Drive and Sutherland Ave. This is indeed a wide and busy intersection where any pedestrian has to be careful. In recent years a study was done by the City to see if lights were needed here but apparently nothing came of it. Mr. Veith mentions traffic on Southvale Dr., another very busy street and especially the odd intersections at Astor Ave. and Mallory Cres. Curiously, there a stop sign for westbound traffic at Astor but none for eastbound traffic. At Mallory, the reverse is true. Thus pedestrians crossing Southvale at Astor face through traffic from the west while at Mallory, pedestrians have to deal with through traffic from the east. It is a tricky bit of roadway.
