Mayor John Tory says he hopes the province will change legislation this fall to allow civilians to carry out traffic control.
He is considering making traffic management at busy intersections a permanent fixture inToronto.
The second phase of a pilot project launched today with paid-duty police officers stationed in busy spots making sure pedestrians and drivers don't block intersections.
The intersections include Yonge and Sheppard, University and Front, and Bay and Queen.
Mayor Tory says once the pilot project is done, the city will look at making the program permanent.
Right now, only police officers can do that kind of enforcement, but Tory says civilians would be more "available" and cheaper for the city.
It's something that other North American cities already allow, including Chicago and New York City.
"If these laws did not exist, if they were not enforced, we would have bumper to bumper traffic," New York traffic lawyer Matthew Weiss tells NEWSTALK 1010.
That city allows traffic "agents" to hand out tickets to drivers who block intersections. They note the license plate of a vehicle causing congestion, and issue a ticket on the spot without having to pull over the driver.
"It's like a parking ticket," Weiss says.
There are also traffic control aides in Chicago who keep intersections clear, allowing "police to be in the neighborhoods fighting crime," as the city's website states.
Tory says he has been told that the province of Ontario is working on changing legislation.
Mayor Tory at Bay and Queen this morning, one of the busy intersections where officers will be present to control traffic pic.twitter.com/1FY3uCfsnc
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