A collision between a car and a van at Bayview Ave and the crossing of Parkhurst Blvd/Soudan Ave Monday afternoon has generated much comment on Leaside Community Facebook. The accident does not appear to have been serious. The dangerous intersection has been studied several times. Many postings on this occasion say the corner needs traffic lights. They seem unaware of the considerable opposition to lights. Former Councilllor Jon Burnside made it clear that there was strong opposition on Parkhurst. They fear lights will make the street even busier. No one knows if this is true. The remarks Tuesday at FB do not talk much about the LRT elephant in the room. People the length of Eglinton Ave. are enduring a once-in-lifetime, five-year construction horror which one day will be finished. There seems to be no question that all residential streets will be much safer when the Crosslinx is finished.
