Ahead of the February 2016 City Council meeting, councillor David Shiner moved in Executive Committee to defer funding included in the City budget for the Re-Imagining Yonge project. This move also jeopardized $2 million in matching funding from the Federal Government.
The Re-Imagining Yonge project would transform Yonge St. in North York into a beautiful pedestrian-friendly boulevard, with wide sidewalks, trees, a median, fewer lanes of traffic, and bike lanes.
Walk Toronto submitted a communication to City Council calling on it to restore funding for this project.
Postscript: City Council voted 24-20 against restoring the funding. Mayor Tory was among those voting against.
