Toronto Scamble Crossing - at Yonge and Dundas
TORONTO — Pedestrians and drivers in Toronto will have to get used to a new traffic term: the scramble.
Thursday was the first day for the city’s new all-stop crossing at the busy downtown intersection of Yonge and Dundas streets.
The system allows pedestrians to cross normally as well as diagonally through the intersection while traffic is stopped in all directions.
Coun. Kyle Rae says the idea for the intersection is to make pedestrians – not cars – a priority in the city.
At the scramble intersection, the traffic flows normally for two cycles, then stops in all directions to allow pedestrians to cross.
Officials say the $60,000 pilot project is just a start, with more scrambles planned at other major city intersections in the coming years.
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