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Coronavirus: Ontario municipalities looking to expand restaurant patios onto public spaces

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The cities of Toronto, Markham and Hamilton are working on municipal legislation that would permit restaurants to expand their patios into neighbouring parking lots and sidewalks to allow their customers to practise physical distancing. “I think that it could be a lifeline for some of the restaurants, especially in light of the fact that they will probably be required to have tables further apart inside and outside,” said Toronto Mayor John Tory.

He said he’s asked Transportation Services to find possible locations where expanding patio spaces would be possible and is expecting a report “fairly soon.” “Just as we did on King Street for restaurant patios when we rolled out the King Street pilot project, I think we can sweep away some of the

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