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Cherry Blossoms & Unexpectedly Friendly Geese 1

Spring is in full swing, summer is nigh, and the cherry blossoms in Toronto’s beautiful High Park are a sight to see. We cycled to the 398 acre park along the Martin Goodman trail to see the beautiful Japanese trees blossoming. The sun came out periodically, though there was overcast most of the day. A ...

NYC High Line

A couple days ago I found about this unique park they are building in Lower Manhattan called “The High Line“. Basically the High line is a 1.5 mile elevated abandoned railroad track that hasn’t been in use since 1980. Instead of tearing it down, neighbourhood residents Robert Hammond and Joshua David started the community-based group ...

Toronto West Don Lands 1

In 2001, the City of Toronto formed the Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation (TWRC) with a mandate to revitalize Toronto’s waterfront in phases. Everybody in Toronto is aware of the huge potential that the Toronto waterfront has, but nobody has done anything about it yet. It’s amazing that it has taken this long for a city ...