Highly Dense Toronto!
2.8 Million People at The Edge of Canada
Toronto Over Populated!
Going to a destination in Toronto on foot or by car isn't just hard, it might just be IMPOSSIBLE! The small 630 km square city is too populated with 2.8 million people and with 130 more buildings under construction. My experience at Toronto was okay, it was really fun. It was just very hard to reach our destination, there were too many people and very small amount of walking space. Walking around was hard but driving there was worse, too much traffic. Toronto is an amazing city to explore, its just too populated.
High-Density Residential Land Use
Hundreds of offices and buildings in Toronto, where thousands of people live and work, everyday. On average 164,000 people live in buildings. That is only 6% of the total population.
Medium-Density Residential Land Use
The Single Family detached and semi - detached homes in Kensington Market and Chinatown of Toronto. These clustered homes are costing up to millions of dollars to purchase, on average 3-5 people live in one home. This area doesn't seem to crowed but it actually is.
Public Transportion
Buses, trains, and taxis are used a lot in Toronto. The city also lets you rent out a bikes. The city is too small for a millions of cars. On average 50 - 80 people can fit in a bus, it is a great way to get people from one destination to another but the roads are still very crowed.
Businesses in Toronto!
Toronto The CBD of Canada!
Since Toronto is an over populated city, developers and business owners want to start a business there. If you want to start a business or just expand the one your working on, then Toronto is the right place.
Low-Order Goods
Convenience stores, thrift shops, and self-made businesses are going popular in Kensington Market and Chinatown. You'll find every small item such as snacks, drinks, old cloths and shoes conveniently.
Medium-Order Goods
Banks, hair salons, jewelry stores, and restaurants are medium-order goods. I did not see much banks, hair salons & jewelry stores, but i did see a lot of restaurants.
High-Order Goods
Malls, big box stores, estate agents, etc. I saw a lot of high order goods in Toronto since it is more of a business district. Eaton Center, where we went had a lot of medium - high order goods.
Land-Use in Toronto
Institutional Land-Use
I think the government did a good job on the institutional land use. I have heard about the number of hospitals, and universities in Toronto, but I did not see much. I saw one Mosque, one Sick Kids building and Ryerson University..
Industrial Land-Use
I don't recall any industrial land use, but in 2010 there was a report that the government is building a energy center that will give electricity to approximately 500,000 homes.
Toronto's Open Space!
Surprisingly Toronto has some open space and parks. One park is High Park. It is 400 acres, it's good for biking, walking, ponds, good for picnic and there is also a zoo. Another park is Centre Island. You have to take a ferry ride to reach there, good escape from all the traffic.
Land-Use Conflict
I have not heard of any land use conflict in Toronto, but there is an area where there are factories which people don't like. The government has decided to break down the factories and build and area with some homes and open space.
Population Density
Toronto's population density is very large. The land area is 5,905.71 square kilometers and the population density is about 945.4 people per square kilometer. This explains the crowed streets, roads and all the high rise condos.
Three Examples of Sustainability
In terms of sustainability Toronto's economy is doing well. The condos and houses are well developed, the city has a variety of cultures. Roads, offices and malls are also well developed.
What Else I Have Learned
Toronto to me seem as if it was killing the environment, but when I actually walk through it with my class and teacher I saw Toronto in a different way.
Four Way Walk
In Mississauga it's a two way cross. In Toronto it is a four way cross, when all the cars stop moving and the citizens get about 30 seconds to cross the road. After 30 seconds the cars start moving again. This saves time and gas for the cars.
Public Transportation
The roads in Toronto always has traffic. Toronto now has very clustered roads so people use public transportation such as trains, subways and buses. Public transportation is used a lot in Toronto, this saves the environment from air pollution and a little bit of noise pollution.
Bike Rentals
As I said roads in Toronto have a lot of traffic and people use public transportation, but there are a lot of times when the public transportation don't have enough space or when some citizens can't pay for the transportation all the time. This is when the public use bikes, but there are some people who can't afford bikes or don't have a place to keep one, they can rent out a bike. The government made this affordable for everyone.