Residents of the Judson Street area say it was just a matter of time.
Homeowners in the quiet area are in shock after a cyclist was killed November 20 following a collision involving a cement truck.
Police said an adult male cyclist was hit by the truck and was pronounced dead on the scene.
Emergency crews were called to Royal York Road and Judson Street, near Mimico GO station, just after 5 p.m.
The driver of the truck remained at the scene.
Members of the Judson Street Community have been battling with a concrete company that was ordered moved to a location Port Lands area.
Residents have been complaining about the dust, noise and pollution from a steady stream of trucks using Judson.
“We have been predicting this for a long time,” says neighbourhood activist Dan Irwin. “This noise and dust situation with the trucks have been going on for years.”
He has been documenting the movement of the trucks through photographs, which are circulated to city politicians.
Royal York was closed from Newcastle St. to Judson Sts., as police investigated the incident.
The neighbourhood has been fighting for more than a decade to have the concrete plant moved from their community.
The plant sits on Judson St. alongside other commercial properties, across the street from homes, near Mimico GO Train station, and across the street from a park and a seniors’ home.