In the last three weeks Hamilton pedestrians have lost their lives or been critically injured by drivers. Pedestrians from across the City are unsafe and are fearful of walking down the street. Children are fearful when walk to and from school.

According to the Hamilton Spectator there have been seven deaths in the first few months of this year. Last year saw nine collisions that killed pedestrians — the city’s highest annual number in a decade.

We need to respond to the rash of pedestrian deaths and injuries across the City. We the undersigned are calling in the City of Hamilton to:

1. Adopt traffic calming measures across the entire city particularly at intersections and roads that have high collision rates. 
2. Establishing safe street audits across the entire city.
3. Develop a public awareness campaign around street safety directed at drivers, pedestrians, and pedestrians about 
4. Develop a public awareness campaign directed at drivers around speeding