Free City of Toronto Parks and Trails map, mailed to your house

[sprung]

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We learned about the new version of the Toronto Parks and Trails map, which has just been released. The latest version is new and improved after consultations with members of the public who know the city’s trails, and also with accessibility advisors.

The colours used follow CNIB standards, and the finish is non-glare to make it easier to read in the sunlight. These features may be aimed at the visually impaired, but they also make the map easier to read for everyone. Another interesting feature is the list of street addresses of parks (we wrote an article about these in Spacing a while ago), which makes it easier for people who depend on Wheel-Trans to use the system to go to a park.

Other useful new features include identifying public washrooms — four separate categories (all-year/seasonal, and accessible or not), and also closest TTC stops. And there is a convenient phone-numbers diagram for various activities or problems members of the public might want to call someone about relating to parks.

They’ve printed 100,000 copies, and the map is available at civic centres and at City Hall. If that’s not convenient, you can get one mailed to you by calling 416-392-1111 (option 5 — you have to leave a message). You can also get the map online as a PDF.

[Utopian]

Interesting, thanks for the post

[h00ch]

http://www.toronto.ca/parks/maps.htm

[AzN_RiverdaleCI]

cool, hopefully there are some awesome bike trails.

[napasah]

It's also available at Toronto public libraries

[sprung]

BUMP - received mine yesterday, fast shipping!

[MooseOnLoose]

cool, hopefully there are some awesome bike trails.

Actually, that map is available seperately, the expanding network of bike trails is getting better, but write your local councillor and say you want more!

http://www.toronto.ca/cycling/map/index.htm

consider joining the toronto cyclists union if you are interested:

http://bikeunion.to/

[M.D.]

Actually, that map is available seperately,

Where can I get it if its available?