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Richmond Hill’s 2025 Environment Strategy update shows steady progress on sustainability goals, supported by a public scorecard tracking results from 2020–2024. Key initiatives include energy efficiency, climate action, green spaces, and waste reduction. While progress is being made, continued effort, innovation, and community involvement are needed. A separate motion proposes protecting resident privacy in Council participation.

York Regional Police’s Q1 2026 data shows crime trending down across the region. Assaults dropped 9%, residential break‑and‑enters 22%, commercial break‑and‑enters 42%, robberies 19%, and motor vehicle thefts 33%. The data, from the YRP Community Safety Data Portal, reflects incidents from January to March 2026.

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The City will be installing traffic calming measures on Worthington Avenue from Bloomington Road to Yonge Street, to provide additional traffic safety measures for all Richmond Hill road users. These measures and any required signage will be installed by end of June 2026, weather conditions permitting.

Concern continues about the lack of a sidewalk on Yonge Street between Silver Maple Rd and Estate Garden Dr/Old Colony Rd. With no development planned, a permanent sidewalk may not be feasible. Pedestrians are forced onto a narrow shoulder beside fast-moving traffic. Staff are exploring interim safety measures like bollards, with York Region approval required. Please stay alert in the area.