“It's been a great experience being part of these large-scale projects and having an impact on the community.” Tejinder Singh, Director Hydro Lands Transactions, Real Estate Transactions
In most urban settings, hydro corridors are seldom attractive or inviting spaces. But in Scarborough, residents and agencies have come together to change that perception.
Beginning in 2018, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA), in partnership with the City of Toronto and the Weston Family Foundation, launched a new project called The Meadoway, a 16-kilometre-long naturalized corridor that will become one of Canada’s largest linear parks in an urban space.
The project is seeing the ongoing conversion of a provincial high-voltage transmission corridor into — as the name implies — a meadow habitat, featuring cycling and walking trails. Once completed, the park will stretch from the Bermondsey substation in Thorncliffe Park northeast to Rouge National Urban Park at the city’s boundary.
On September 20th, team members from Infrastructure Ontario had an opportunity to tour the newly expanded Meadoway. With this expansion, more communities in Scarborough will have access to explore a vibrant urban natural landscape, providing opportunities for families, schools, and neighbours to learn about urban biodiversity and to make use of the trails to travel to work, school and community events.