New NJB: The Car-Free Neighbourhood in Toronto
Added 2022-04-02 19:00:05 +0000 UTCHello everyone! My latest video is now up on YouTube, and it's about the only* car-free neighbourhood in Canada: the Toronto Islands.
The Toronto Islands community is really bizarre, and it has an interesting history, so I wanted to make a video about it for a while. It's crazy that there's a car-free neighbourhood hidden right off the coast of downtown Toronto!
In this video, I talk about the Islands, but also about how crazy it is that we can't build another place like it. I love car-free and low-car places, and I really wish there were more of them in the world.
Direct link: https://youtu.be/VWDFgzAjr1k
Enjoy!
Comments
Another great video. As a proud Toronto native till 2007, I hardly recognize the place. But the islands were always a great place. Funny how citizens flock there for tranquility, but those same people will fight against bike lanes on Yonge St.
2022-04-04 15:59:50 +0000 UTCYes! The islands are great! As for Jack Layton, he credits the invention of the bike racks to a colleague of his (David Dennis), but they apparently came up with the idea when they were at the pub together! π
Not Just Bikes
2022-04-03 14:55:33 +0000 UTCWonderful video! I always forget there's housing on the islands... we used to go to Centreville fairly often when I was a kid and that's what comes to mind when I think of the Toronto Islands. I'll be visiting the city in about a month (first time in ages I'll be there not in December) and I think I'll add a tour of the homes on the islands to my list. :) Also love the Timbits flash, that quote by Davis is pretty good, and I had no idea Jack Layton designed those bike racks! They're so ubiquitously iconic.
Oliver 'Kannik' Bollmann
2022-04-03 02:56:20 +0000 UTC
