Friends and Families for Safe Streets

“This is a clear public health crisis; I don’t know why it’s subject to political interference at all,” says @JessSpieker. What point in having experts, she wonders, and training engineers on #RoadSafety, if we ignore best practices and allow people to die?maisonneuve.org/article/2022/1…

“Margie was dearly loved, and she is never forgotten. She should still be here. Her death must not be in vain,” Read more about @FFSafeStreets efforts to memorialize pedestrians killed on Toronto's streets: ctvnews.ca/toronto/articl…

Bill 98, Ford's backdoor upload of the TTC, just passed in the legislature 61-31. This is a dark day for transit. We expect fares to go up, routes to be changed and consultations with riders to cease.

Speeds on Parkside Drive in the city’s west end have increased more than 200 per cent since the province banned the use of speed cameras, according to data from the City of Toronto. toronto.citynews.ca/2026/05/14/spe…

There is a direct causal link between the removal of speed cameras on Parkside Drive and a 235% increase in speeding. This isn't neutral: people have lost their lives on Parkside. @fordnation's meddling in municipal affairs is literally putting lives at risk.

Six months after speed cameras removed, Parkside Drive sees 235% increase in speeders thestar.com/news/gta/six-m…

The pain and grief of #RoadViolence never goes away. 13 years later, Marr's family thinks of her every day. She should have been able to live out her golden years with her family. Marr Horsey is never forgotten, and her family is not alone.

ICYMI: CBC News @Ali_Chiasson did a wonderful job covering Wednesday's #PedestrianMemorialTO. The designs that would likely have saved Marr Horsey's life - raised crosswalk, curb extensions, speed calming - are inexpensive. #TODeadlyStreets #SafeStreetsSaveLives #WalkTO

@JaneCardillo 🫂🫂🫂

You'd be 40 on your next birthday. You were 27 the last time I saw you, your life spreading before you like a glorious banquet. Would you recognize me after all this time? I would know you. Even if 100 years passed I would find you in a crowd of thousands. #LossLit

If you are struggling and hurting in the aftermath of road violence, you are not alone. You are warmly welcome to join us Sunday for our monthly peer support meeting. If you'd like to join on Zoom, please DM us for the link. More info: ffsafestreets.ca/support_servic…

“If a #PedestrianMemorialTO existed at every location a reckless driver killed someone on streets designed for speed instead of safety, the scale of this massive ongoing public health crisis would be apparent to the public.” #WalkTO #SafeStreetsSaveLives cp24.com/local/toronto/…

‘Obviously needless deaths’: Memorial installations honour pedestrians killed on Toronto’s streets. Featuring Jess Spieker of @FFSafeStreets ctvnews.ca/toronto/articl…

Thank you immensely to everyone who joined us for the installation of the #PedestrianMemorialTO for Marr Horsey. Marr was a dearly loved mother, grandmother and aunt. She was robbed of her golden years with her family. #TODeadlyStreets #WalkTO #SafeStreetsSaveLives

Last night ( a Friday) - Bloor West sidewalk in Yorkville almost completely cut off by construction. Pedestrians forced onto narrow dangerous edge strip. No safe detour set up. #WalkTO

CHURCH STREET PEDESTRIANIZATION MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY AT TORONTO & EAST YORK COMMUNITY COUNCIL!! 🥳🎉🤩💅🎈🎊🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🚶🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️ Thank you to every single speaker, letter, signature, and email sent! Every voice was essential to moving this project along.

Toronto & other municipalities quickly switch from Winter to Construction with all the usual lackluster safety precautions for Vulnerable Road Users. Why the City doesn't yet have a mobility squad to ensure safety at road closures & constructions sites is beyond us 1/2

Join us Sun May 3 for the 1st ever Pedestrian Summit TO to conclude the @JanesWalkTO Weekend! Come share ideas, socialize, enjoy a meal, and connect with other people who want to create a more vibrant, walkable TO for everyone. Graciously sponsored by @TheBikingLawyer! #WalkTO

As cities like Montreal, Paris, and New York make big investments in pedestrian priority projects, is Toronto lagging behind the global stage? Help us organize and shape an agenda for making the city a better and safer city for pedestrians of all ages.

The Summit is open to anyone who cares about pedestrian issues, walkable city enthusiasts, residents, community advocates, city builders, and organizational representatives interested in making Toronto a pedestrian-friendly city.