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At the Toronto Pedestrian Committee in January, we heard a presentation from city staff about sidewalk obstacles (construction scaffolding, patios, A-frame ads, etc). Apparently, the city relies on members of the public to lodge complaints in order to identify illegal sidewalk obstructions. There aren’t enough bylaw enforcement officers to do it. (It doesn’t help that two separate departments are in charge of overseeing different types of obstructions).<\/p>\n
So, as a public service, here are the numbers to call when you see a sidewalk obstruction that you suspect may be illegal (i.e. they didn’t get authorization from the city first). Put the one for your area on your cell, if you have one, so you can quickly call whenever you see an obstruction!<\/p>\n
Etobicoke District – 416 394-2532
\nNorth York District – 416 395-7020
\nScarborough District – 416 396-8221
\nToronto, East York District – 416 392-3128<\/p>\n
Citywide Manager, mobile investigations, licensing & standards:
\n416 392-3067<\/p>\n
One member of the Committee has already tried calling his district number and successfully got illegal A-frames removed from a sidewalk intersection, so they can indeed work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"