community safety

In less than 2 years, Rachel has focused on community safety by:

  • Supporting the hiring of over 500 new police officers as part of a Five-Year Hiring Plan, with 109 new police officers already at work by the end of 2025, as part of a broader commitment to improve response times and public safety

  • Organizing several local community safety meetings with police and multiple levels of government, as well as advanced motions at addressing home invasions and break-ins

  • Moving a motion directing Toronto Emergency Services to work more closely with community organizations during emergencies, informed in part by lessons learned in the Thorncliffe Park fire.

  • Supporting the hiring of additional crossing guards, securing 3 new Intersection Pedestrian Signals for dangerous crossings, and worked to improve safety in school safety zones

  • Pushing for multiple traffic and safety initiatives throughout key spots in the ward, along with lowering speed limits on local roads internal to neighbourhoods, as well an advancing traffic dozens of traffic calming measures across the ward in partnership with requests from community

  • Advocating for stronger regulation of e-bikes and e-scooters, as well as licensing of e-bikes

  • Successfully advancing a motion resulting in new bubble zone protections to help safeguard vulnerable institutions from intimidation and harassment, including moving ten amendments to improve the by-law

  • Standing with the Jewish community during periods of heightened concern following several targeted incidents and established the Ward 15 Interfaith and Community Action Group to foster dialogue, understanding and community resilience

  • Representing the City of Toronto at the Combatting Antisemitism Mayor’s Conference in New Orleans

  • Participating in professional development in the Strong Cities “Communities, Connection and Social Cohesion Academy”

  • Continuing to speaking out against antisemitism, hate and discrimination in all forms

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