Toronto police issued more than 3,000 tickets during 2-week enforcement blitz
Initiative aimed to help keep traffic flowing in the city during rush hours
During a two-week enforcement blitz last month that targeted drivers in no-stopping zones, Toronto police say they issued 3,220 tickets and towed 245 vehicles across the city.
The initiative took place from June 16 to 27, police said in a release Monday. During the blitz, officers increased enforcement during peak periods on weekdays from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. across high-traffic roads in downtown Toronto.
No stopping zones are areas where motorists are banned from stopping except to avoid conflict with other traffic or to comply with a police officer or traffic signals.
Drivers who stop in no stopping zones in Toronto face $190 tickets, police said.
Toronto police said the initiative was intended to remind drivers of the importance of obeying traffic signs, especially during rush hours, and as a way to support the city's congestion management plan.
"This is an intensification of what we do every day to try and help keep Toronto moving during the afternoon rush hour," Mike Harrison, manager of Toronto police's parking enforcement unit, told CBC Toronto ahead of the blitz last month.
Police are reminding drivers that while the campaign has come to a close, parking enforcement officers will continue to patrol and fine violators. There is also another enforcement blitz planned for September, police said.
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