Statement regarding pedestrian walkway safety

Yesterday’s hit-and-run incident is very troubling. TMU is thinking of all of those who have been impacted. 

The university wants to ensure that the campus remains a safe, walkable place. As an immediate measure to ensure pedestrian and public safety, planters have been placed at the main entrances to Nelson Mandela Walk and barriers have always been in place at Victoria and Bond Streets. The pedestrian streets - Nelson Mandela Walk, Gould Street, and parts of Victoria Street - are City of Toronto property and must be accessible to emergency vehicles. The university is discussing with the City of Toronto what additional safety measures can be implemented to ensure pedestrian walkways used by TMU community members and the public are safe while maintaining accessibility for emergency vehicles.

Other updates from the University that were sent out can be found here and here. 

Anyone with questions or information about the investigation should contact the Toronto Police Service.