Everyone has the right to be safe and well in their community and city. The overdose crisis is claiming lives. Pedestrians and cyclists are dying on our streets. And Toronto police have admitted to violating the rights of residents, particularly of Black, Indigenous and racialized people. Other cities have found solutions that Toronto urgently needs.

• Redirect policing resources to ramp up the implementation of community-based programs that reduce the reliance on the police in four key areas: youth violence prevention, those experiencing homelessness, mental health crises and gender-based violence.
• Increase funding and expand harm reduction programming and services to stop preventable overdose deaths.
• Listen to and work alongside the harm reduction community to influence and shape drug policy. 
• Prioritize building complete streets that protect pedestrians and cyclists, especially in communities where active transportation infrastructure is the most lacking. 
• Accelerate the implementation of the City’s Cycling Network Plan to ensure there is a safe, connected network of protected bike lanes across every ward by 2030.
• Expedite the Vision Zero Road Safety Plan and take urgent action  to make our streets safe for pedestrians and cyclists from injury and death
• Fully resource Toronto’s Gender Equity Strategy.
• Develop a strategy to end racism and gender-based violence and harassment on transit, advocate to end fare enforcement and redirect resources into supportive staff roles, and more.