In February 2021, Walk Toronto launched a campaign and map to demonstrate the need to change misleading “No Exit” signs where there was in fact a pedestrian (and often cycling) exit.
On April 8, 2021, City Council passed a motion directing Transportation Services staff “to implement changes to clarify No-Exit signage where pedestrian access is still permitted and to begin installation of the new signs in 2021.”
We’re very pleased to see that our campaign resulted in such quick action, and we look forward to seeing the installation of accurate signage that helps to make the city more accessible for walkers.
We thank Councillor Paula Fletcher for her hard work developing and moving the motion, Twitter user @The_Terroirist for inspiring our campaign, and all of the people who sent in locations for the map. Thank you as well to Walk Toronto steering committee member Sean Marshall for the many hours of work he put in creating the map.
- See the City Council motion, I’m Walking Here – Clarifying No Exit Signage for Pedestrians
- See Walk Toronto’s communication to council about the motion (PDF)
- See the “Not Dead Ends for Pedestrians” map created by Sean Marshall
- See the CBC Toronto story: ‘I’m walking here’: City of Toronto to revamp hundreds of ‘No Exit’ signs that mislead walkers
- See the Toronto Star story: Toronto to fix No Exit signs that mislead those strolling or rolling
- See Sean Marshall’s blog post: No exit? I’m walking here!
- See the Spacing Toronto story by Dylan Reid: Yes exit
- See the BlogTO story: People are building a map that helps pedestrians in Toronto navigate No Exit streets
- See the Google Map created by Sean Marshall
- See Walk Toronto’s blog post launching the campaign: Mapping where “No Exit” doesn’t apply to pedestrians
- See Sean Marshall’s blog post launching the campaign: No exit? Yes, walk this way!
