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Glen Road Pedestrian Bridge (Morley Callaghan Bridge)

A Member Motion at next week's Council meeting will see to enhance the budget of this project by just over 700k from S. 37 funding.

The intent is pay for safety and other enhancements next to the Glen Road entrance to Sherbourne Station:


From the above:

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That entrance was where a foreign student on his way to school was fatally stabbed (or was it shot) by a stranger some 2 1/2 years ago (completely random). No doubt that incident prompted the safety enhancement.
 
That entrance was where a foreign student on his way to school was fatally stabbed (or was it shot) by a stranger some 2 1/2 years ago (completely random). No doubt that incident prompted the safety enhancement.

Looked it up, as I didn't recall the details either, it was Shot.



Took place at 5pm in the month of April, sunset at that time of year is ~7:50pm. So I don't imagine extra lighting would play much of a role in prevention. Perhaps the cameras would have made a difference.... I'm all for improving the space, but I do think we sometimes oversell the value of certain measures.
 
Looked it up, as I didn't recall the details either, it was Shot.



Took place at 5pm in the month of April, sunset at that time of year is ~7:50pm. So I don't imagine extra lighting would play much of a role in prevention. Perhaps the cameras would have made a difference.... I'm all for improving the space, but I do think we sometimes oversell the value of certain measures.
Yes, now I remember. On the way to work, not school. Agreed that no extra lighting could’ve prevented that, but I suppose it would give a sense of security to people using that entrance.
 
The City's contractor here is taking a holiday break!....they're off from tomorrow to January 7th.

(swell deal if you can get it)


I'm not suggesting they work Christmas, LOL....... but they're getting something like 13 weekdays, and 19 calendar days off.

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Project has now had the finishing date pushed out to 'Spring '25' At the rate things have gone here.........I would suggest June, rather than March......

It will be only ~17-20 months late...........

Originally scheduled for completion, October 31st, 2023.
 

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