T.O
Downtown Toronto
Why Toronto is different?
Downtown Toronto is a very diverse city. It is very multicultural and has unique buildings. Toronto has buildings everywhere. It is a very high dense place unlike Mississauga. Mississauga is spread out but at the same time it is pretty close together. Mississauga also has a great evenness of man made buildings and green space. It is the perfect balance. The city is mostly just buildings and it has barely any green space. Since Toronto is very high dense there are a lot of condominiums because there are no space for houses. Mississauga has a lot of space for houses because it is not that dense.
High Density Residential Land Use
As you can see in this picture there are many high rise condos in downtown Toronto. Basically all of Toronto is just made up of condominiums because there is no space for regular houses due to the amount of buildings all around Toronto. It is also very popular choice of buildings because you can get a great view of the CN Tower,and Lake Ontario.
Land Use Conflict
This is an example of the land conflict in downtown Toronto. The bottom half of this building is Canadian tire. On the top half of this building is Ryerson University. Canadian tire is a medium order goods commercial land use and Ryerson University is an institutional land use. They only did this to save space in the city for new buildings such as condominiums becuase the population is only going to increase.
Transportation Land Use
In downtown Toronto there is a lot of ways to travel within or out of the city. There is the most used typre of transportation which is automobiles such as cars, van, buses and more. Then there is the street cars. There is also the subway which is shown in the picture to the left. There are people who walk but they wont be walking far because everything is close by. They are most likely to be residing in the downtown core if they choose to walk. Sometimes ferries are used for crossing the lake.
Open Space/ Recreational Land Use
This is Hanlans Point in Toronto as shown above. Since there is a lot of buildings there had to be atleast some open space and greenery. There was no space in the downtown core so they left land open elsewhere. Most people dont like the rush of the core. Some people like the open space. That is their opinion. Either way Toronto has both. This is a key pull factor for Toronto.
What I learned on this trip?
I learned many things on this trip. Firstly, all of the different types of buildings. There was
a university on top of a store. You usually dont see that around Mississauga. Secondly, there are a lot of transportation routes. There are many bike lanes, street cars, and a lot of subway routes. There is a need for all these because Toronto is a busy place. There are a lot of jobs in the city so people need to get in and out of the city very fast. That is what I learned on this trip
a university on top of a store. You usually dont see that around Mississauga. Secondly, there are a lot of transportation routes. There are many bike lanes, street cars, and a lot of subway routes. There is a need for all these because Toronto is a busy place. There are a lot of jobs in the city so people need to get in and out of the city very fast. That is what I learned on this trip