Toronto has not issued any tickets for idling in the past five years due to a lack of proactive enforcement of its anti-idling bylaw, primarily because of limited resources. The bylaw was introduced in 1996 with the aim of reducing emissions and has undergone amendments to enhance its effectiveness. Currently, enforcement relies on a complaints-based system where residents report idling vehicles. Critics argue this undermines public trust, and there are calls for better enforcement mechanisms.
Not a single ticket has been issued for idling in Toronto in the last five years, primarily due to a lack of proactive enforcement and limited resources.
Coun. Dianne Saxe remarked, 'If we have bylaws especially bylaws for public health and then we don't do anything to enforce them, we make a mockery of the law...'
The city now relies solely on a complaints-based system whereby the public is tasked with reporting idling vehicles to 311, which is indicative of resource limitations.
Gaby Kalapos pointed out, 'Municipalities have struggled and struggled to get police to play that enforcement role... that's the solution available to them based on the limited resources they have.'
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