Metroscapes

Exploring where natural and built environments collide.

Explore this site’s foundation. Over 1,900 km of walks exploring metroscapes in Toronto, the Tri-Cities, and Hamilton.

Take a deep dive into the geography of local metroscapes: shorelines, neighbourhoods and hydro corridors.

Read about the lay of our current metroscapes, and open your mind to how they can be improved.

Recent Activity

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Industrial Hamilton

Moseying through Hamilton’s industrial sectors and along an old pipeline corridor.

Project Page
Hamilton Watersheds

A map of the watersheds and watercourses covering the urban portions of Hamilton.

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Conestoga 7/8

Paralleling the freeway from Kitchener’s west border to Highway 8 and Fairway.

Blog Post
Crossing the Line

A city-wide analysis of Toronto’s highways and freeways, and their impact on walkability.

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Groff’s Mill Creek

A small creek that provides drainage for much of industrial-commercial Hespeler.

Project Page
KWC Watersheds

A map of the watersheds and watercourses covering Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge.