Toronto – Metroscapes

Regionally Expanding Metroscapes

A short note about expanding the coverage of Metroscapes.

2023 Metroscapes in Review

A review of walks, projects, and other stuff completed for Metroscapes in 2023. Plus, what’s coming for 2024.

2022 Metroscapes in Review

A very late recap of 2022 in Metroscapes.

Yellow Creek and the Spark

Reflecting on a sort of 5 year anniversary, a milestone in the storytelling I do today.

2021 Metroscapes in Review

A review of walks and projects completed in 2021.

Climbing to the Next Level

Learning GIS will open up future opportunities to analyze metroscapes at a higher level.

Rail Deck Park: Priorities and Principles

Following defeat of the a vision for a Rail Deck Park, we should not consider this the end of securing bigger and better parkland in downtown Toronto.

#metroscapes 2020 in review

A review of new projects and walks achieved in 2020.

Crossing the Line

A detailed analysis of Toronto’s highways and railways, and their impact on walkability.

Parks and Pandemics: The Need for Open Space Laid Bare

I started walking around Toronto over 6 years ago, well before I started this site. As I started covering more of the city, I had a vision for what a top-tier trail system could look like, using and connecting the city’s ravines, utility corridors, shoreline and other open spaces. And I was groundtruthing how manyContinue reading “Parks and Pandemics: The Need for Open Space Laid Bare”