Comments reveal a deep divide in opinion about the wisdom of traffic lights at the corner of Bayview Ave. and Davisville Ave. A FB post Tuesday night from Grant Allardyce of the Bayview Leaside BIA was the first word of such a plan. As many as 60 people have commented by Wednesday morning. Mr. Allardyce told The Bulldog the City informed the BIA after doing a study. Some people are elated. Others say the lights, which will be a short block south of the lights at Millwood, will slow traffic further and drive traffic onto streets like Cleveland. Left turns have increased at Merton, Balliol and Davisville in recent years as traffic slowed on Bayview.
Soudan/Parkhurst
Several people refer to the contentious corner at Bayview and Soudan/Parkhurst. “Now, how about Soudan/Parkhurst & Bayview?” asks one. It may well be that this intersection sees many more collisions than Bayview and Davisville. Detailed analysis of how accidents are caused at Bayview and Soudan has not been published. The corner has been difficult since before the LRT congestion. Some say the crosswalk deceives impatient drivers who overtake traffic and collide with vehicles trying to sneak through east or west while a pedestrian is crossing. It is also subject to east versus west politics over “outside traffic” in Leaside
