A full-colour guide to dozens of unique outdoor spaces that highlight Toronto as a sustainable, liveable city.
Toronto is rich in public spaces — deeply incised ravines, lively neighbourhoods, lush gardens and parks, iconic bridges, even repurposed industrial silos and undercrofts of elevated highways. Urban designer Ken Greenberg and Toronto aficionado Eti Greenberg have combed the city on foot and by tandem bike, discovering some of Toronto’s best outdoor public spaces.
In Exploring Toronto, they have gathered twenty-eight of their favourite spots, each offering something unique — a flash of ingenious design, a surprise vantage point, or simply relief from the hum of traffic. Ken and Eti bring their distinctive perspective, informed by years of work in urban design, to each of their choices, providing readers (and explorers) with the full story of the history, design, and appeal of each one-of-a-kind place.
Cuprins
- Contents
- Foreword
- Toronto: Walking the City
- Unique Public Spaces Map
- Toronto Islands
- Toronto Music Garden
- Sugar Beach
- Canada Malting Silos
- Trillium Park
- The Bentway
- Canoe Landing at City Place
- Puente de Luz (The “Yellow Bridge”)
- Victoria Memorial Square
- Berczy Park
- Regent Park
- Rush Lane (a.k.a. “Graffiti Alley”)
- Grange Park
- Kensington Market
- Front Yard Stories
- The Beltline
- West Don Lands
- Port Lands Bridges
- The Don Valley
- Trinity Bellwoods Park
- Roncesvalles (a.k.a. “Roncy”)
- High Park
- Humber Bay Shores Park
- Humber Bay Arch Bridge
- Old Mill Bridge
- Leslie Street Spit
- The Beach
- The Guild of All Arts (Clark Centre for the Arts)
- Acknowledgements
- Index
- About the Authors
- About 8 80 Cities
Despre autor
Eti Greenberg has managed Toronto’s Euclid Cinema, acted as an art dealer, worked for two Toronto city councillors, taught Tai Chi, and was a Shiatsu and acupuncture therapist. She is passionate about Toronto and walks everywhere, while also discovering new places via tandem bike and kayak.
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