I also wanted a carefree summer for myself and my young daughter. Deputy Chief Frank Barredo of the Toronto Police assured reporters that Toronto remains "one of the safest cities in the world." Sit with that: a young girl decided isolating herself was safer than a city vehicle with a city employee at the wheel. Why doesn't a young girl feel safe on a city bus? National PostAdvertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementKelly Aizicowitz is the executive director for A Better City Toronto, a former advisor to Premier Dalton McGuinty, and a mother raising a young daughter in Toronto.