Trevor Heywood
@metroscapes.ca
Not all those who wander are lost. I explore Metroscapes, where natural and built environments collide.
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The trail west of the Speed River is such a great asset, but it's so dark and sketchy save for the odd light rays from the side streets. Really curtails it's use during the depths of winter.
January 12, 2026 at 1:52 AM
The trail west of the Speed River is such a great asset, but it's so dark and sketchy save for the odd light rays from the side streets. Really curtails it's use during the depths of winter.
This park is technically closed at sundown, but it's before 18:00 on a Sunday evening. It also provides an east-west link across the river between Speedvale and Woodlawn.
January 12, 2026 at 1:11 AM
This park is technically closed at sundown, but it's before 18:00 on a Sunday evening. It also provides an east-west link across the river between Speedvale and Woodlawn.
My email; you can grab from the alt text if you want to use some of the wording.
Minister Evan Solomon: [email protected]
President Shafqat Ali: [email protected]
Minister Evan Solomon: [email protected]
President Shafqat Ali: [email protected]
January 11, 2026 at 8:11 PM
My email; you can grab from the alt text if you want to use some of the wording.
Minister Evan Solomon: [email protected]
President Shafqat Ali: [email protected]
Minister Evan Solomon: [email protected]
President Shafqat Ali: [email protected]
Pathway past Mile 49, and over the bridge to the festive core. I consider the adjacent homes part of downtown, even if the planning regime doesn't treat it that way.
January 10, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Pathway past Mile 49, and over the bridge to the festive core. I consider the adjacent homes part of downtown, even if the planning regime doesn't treat it that way.
Happy New Year to these track panels that are still sitting there, waiting to be installed, so that the second platform that's been finished for months can be opened and used.
January 10, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Happy New Year to these track panels that are still sitting there, waiting to be installed, so that the second platform that's been finished for months can be opened and used.
Some other shots from Thursday night that I didn't get to post. I ended up getting a hot chocolate, because why not. We rag on our 'national coffee chain' as being part of a huge conglomerate with majority foreign-owned shares, but the top ⅔ was pretty good, and it was open late. That's pretty ok.
January 10, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Some other shots from Thursday night that I didn't get to post. I ended up getting a hot chocolate, because why not. We rag on our 'national coffee chain' as being part of a huge conglomerate with majority foreign-owned shares, but the top ⅔ was pretty good, and it was open late. That's pretty ok.
Only ones off the top of my head are the drops in Curran Hall Ravine, or the West Highland cascade southeast of Scarborough General. Both are artificial dated erosion control structures.
January 10, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Only ones off the top of my head are the drops in Curran Hall Ravine, or the West Highland cascade southeast of Scarborough General. Both are artificial dated erosion control structures.
$300k at most for the trail and enhancements? I'd expect the rest is just acquiring the property. Here's the kicker: the City sold the in 2012 for $145k (almost $200k now adjusting for inflation). So the property owner's profiting about $2 million off of a short-sighted divesture of public property.
January 9, 2026 at 5:11 PM
$300k at most for the trail and enhancements? I'd expect the rest is just acquiring the property. Here's the kicker: the City sold the in 2012 for $145k (almost $200k now adjusting for inflation). So the property owner's profiting about $2 million off of a short-sighted divesture of public property.
And an eagle-eyed user on @urbantoronto.bsky.social spotted this in the City of Toronto Transportation budget. Good news, but $2.5 million seems like a hefty price tag for a path through a parking lot.
!["The 2026-2035 Capital Budget and Plan includes the following key new projects:
[...]
• $2.5 million for Antler Street and Lappin Avenue project."
From source: https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/bu/bgrd/backgroundfile-261400.pdf](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:yo6t4uiprpqbubaz4lekdnht/bafkreidj7ourd7j42mtadntxy3gdm3po7wmyhhst4f4fcj46rnsf6a5sru@jpeg)
January 9, 2026 at 2:20 PM
And an eagle-eyed user on @urbantoronto.bsky.social spotted this in the City of Toronto Transportation budget. Good news, but $2.5 million seems like a hefty price tag for a path through a parking lot.
The central station tunnel is only open because the train just came, but this would be solid if it remained open 6:00-23:00.
January 9, 2026 at 3:49 AM
The central station tunnel is only open because the train just came, but this would be solid if it remained open 6:00-23:00.
21:08 eastbound departure. That's how you know you're in a quality urban centre.
January 9, 2026 at 2:11 AM
21:08 eastbound departure. That's how you know you're in a quality urban centre.
Big news, even if it's been in place for a year and is subject to a future closure. This will eliminate a 200 metre detour and better connect the Junction Triangle neighbourhood.
January 7, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Big news, even if it's been in place for a year and is subject to a future closure. This will eliminate a 200 metre detour and better connect the Junction Triangle neighbourhood.
I thought you got your Dons mixed up for a sec, but just realizing now they did the same thing over both the West and East Don.
January 7, 2026 at 5:18 PM
I thought you got your Dons mixed up for a sec, but just realizing now they did the same thing over both the West and East Don.
Forgot about it for so long your language settings changed.
January 5, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Forgot about it for so long your language settings changed.
So the year-in-review video is long, but that's because the last 7 minutes is just a montage of photos I took over the year. I highly recommend watching that at least.
January 4, 2026 at 5:10 PM
So the year-in-review video is long, but that's because the last 7 minutes is just a montage of photos I took over the year. I highly recommend watching that at least.
For actual walks, I completed 11, which is the same as last year. I covered 10% less distance than 2024, going 280 kilometres total or just over 25 kilometres on average per walk. Knee injuries played a part in that, but so did doing some walks during my vacation in Ottawa.
January 4, 2026 at 4:18 PM
For actual walks, I completed 11, which is the same as last year. I covered 10% less distance than 2024, going 280 kilometres total or just over 25 kilometres on average per walk. Knee injuries played a part in that, but so did doing some walks during my vacation in Ottawa.
It was my second year on YouTube. I did 5 videos, 4 of which covered Metroscapes walks, and one that is part of my new Explainers series.
January 4, 2026 at 4:15 PM
It was my second year on YouTube. I did 5 videos, 4 of which covered Metroscapes walks, and one that is part of my new Explainers series.
Fully agree with this. You should look at the original (10+ years ago) EA alignment and preliminary design curvature. Below is my best guess from memory. It could have impacts on the adjacent creek and wetlands, but should be mitigable. It may also add cost, but again to your point, it's important.
January 3, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Fully agree with this. You should look at the original (10+ years ago) EA alignment and preliminary design curvature. Below is my best guess from memory. It could have impacts on the adjacent creek and wetlands, but should be mitigable. It may also add cost, but again to your point, it's important.
Another small data update turns into a huge data management fix.
January 3, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Another small data update turns into a huge data management fix.
Another recent addition to #Guelph downtown parks: this parkette off of Neeve Street along the Speed River's east bank. This is a direct connection along the Metalworks Block to the Spring Mill Distillery. The plethora of seating and tables is amazing, and will look even better in the spring.
January 3, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Another recent addition to #Guelph downtown parks: this parkette off of Neeve Street along the Speed River's east bank. This is a direct connection along the Metalworks Block to the Spring Mill Distillery. The plethora of seating and tables is amazing, and will look even better in the spring.
Whatever happens in this reach, it'll be see this made into a gateway to and from downtown.
January 3, 2026 at 5:34 AM
Whatever happens in this reach, it'll be see this made into a gateway to and from downtown.
Some pics from a long-deserved nighttime stroll. Strangest GOST you ever did see.
January 3, 2026 at 5:11 AM
Some pics from a long-deserved nighttime stroll. Strangest GOST you ever did see.
I think this is a first post with a title that has to scroll in mobile.
January 3, 2026 at 5:06 AM
I think this is a first post with a title that has to scroll in mobile.