Petition for a Car Free Zone on St George Campus

To:  University of Toronto Governing Council

By signing this petition I agree to the creation of a car free and truck free St. George Street spanning from Bloor Street to College Street. This portion of St. Georges street will be a pedestrian zone permanently blocked off to vehicular traffic (with the exception of emergency vehicles). Thus reclaiming the rights of students, staff and faculty members to a healthy environment free of exhaust from thoroughfare and idling vehicles, the right to a safe space for pedestrians and cyclists as well as the right of access to communal space which is free of air and noise pollution. The arguments to be made for this cause can be framed in psychological, philosophical, architectural, cultural and most importantly of all environmental language. We understand that this petition is bound to raise objections from individuals who feel it is their right to retain vehicular access to every part of our campus
because that is the way it has always been done. We also understand that this petition has the potential to spark a virtually endless debate about whether having cars on St. George Street is necessary. As we can not answer these questions for everybody it is up to you as reader and member of the UofT community to ask yourself if you would prefer St. George Street to remain the noisy, loud, dangerous and unfriendly space that it is or if you want to take a stand and be part of the solution of turning it into a pedestrian zone by signing this petition to demand a car free space at UofT.

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

The Petition for a Car Free Zone on St George Campus Petition to University of Toronto Governing Council was created by Environmental Collective and written by Indra Noyes (anjou@environmentalvortex.org).  This petition is hosted here at www.PetitionOnline.com as a public service. There is no endorsement of this petition, express or implied, by Artifice, Inc. or our sponsors. For technical support please use our simple Petition Help form.