Toronto Mike

Scramble at Yonge and Dundas

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Toronto gets its first scramble intersection today as Yonge and Dundas is now scrambled.  That means vehicle traffic stops with red lights in all four directions, followed by a pedestrian free-for-all, where people cross the intersection in any direction they choose: left, right, diagonally.

It's worked elsewhere and I think it's a good idea for intersections like Yonge and Dundas.  It's worth a shot.  Drivers will have to be a little patient, but this has got to be safer for pedestrians than it is today.

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