Trevor Heywood
@metroscapes.ca
Not all those who wander are lost. I explore Metroscapes, where natural and built environments collide.
🌐 https://metroscapes.ca
▶️ https://youtube.com/@metroscapes
🌐 https://metroscapes.ca
▶️ https://youtube.com/@metroscapes
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Trevor Heywood
@metroscapes.ca
· Aug 19
3,000 km of walking #metroscapes across Greater #Toronto, , #Hamilton, #Niagara, the #Tri-Cities, #Guelph and #Ottawa. Roughly the driving distance from Charlottetown to Dryden. #hiking #cities
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Update: @ottawacitizen.com has confirmed Kìwekì Point was not damaged by a snow plow but by a "ROGUE SCHOOL BUS":
"[The NCC] said that they are in contact with the police and have shared surveillance camera footage that shows 'a school bus illegally driving on the Kìwekì Point Pathway'.”
"[The NCC] said that they are in contact with the police and have shared surveillance camera footage that shows 'a school bus illegally driving on the Kìwekì Point Pathway'.”
December 26, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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Common bond brick at the vertical points of support and non-structural basketweave at the spandrels.
December 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Common bond brick at the vertical points of support and non-structural basketweave at the spandrels.
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Merry Christmas and a Happy Holidays to everyone.
December 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Merry Christmas and a Happy Holidays to everyone.
@auguststreet.ca this combined with adequate view of the streetscape could be turned into a dataset sleuthed from public domain views.
At the back cab of the Finch LRT you can see the speedometer, including the programmed speed limits.
It would be useful if a pair of transit advocates could film a full ride with both the view out the front and the speedometer at the back so we can document the speed limits
youtu.be/lectZKgdwTo
It would be useful if a pair of transit advocates could film a full ride with both the view out the front and the speedometer at the back so we can document the speed limits
youtu.be/lectZKgdwTo
Finch W LRT speedometer - Albion to Kipling
YouTube video by Ontario Traffic Man Clips
youtu.be
December 24, 2025 at 9:50 PM
@auguststreet.ca this combined with adequate view of the streetscape could be turned into a dataset sleuthed from public domain views.
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At the back cab of the Finch LRT you can see the speedometer, including the programmed speed limits.
It would be useful if a pair of transit advocates could film a full ride with both the view out the front and the speedometer at the back so we can document the speed limits
youtu.be/lectZKgdwTo
It would be useful if a pair of transit advocates could film a full ride with both the view out the front and the speedometer at the back so we can document the speed limits
youtu.be/lectZKgdwTo
Finch W LRT speedometer - Albion to Kipling
YouTube video by Ontario Traffic Man Clips
youtu.be
December 24, 2025 at 7:54 PM
At the back cab of the Finch LRT you can see the speedometer, including the programmed speed limits.
It would be useful if a pair of transit advocates could film a full ride with both the view out the front and the speedometer at the back so we can document the speed limits
youtu.be/lectZKgdwTo
It would be useful if a pair of transit advocates could film a full ride with both the view out the front and the speedometer at the back so we can document the speed limits
youtu.be/lectZKgdwTo
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December 24, 2022. A Christmas blizzard to remember.
The 401 corridor between Cobourg and the Quebec border was closed resulting in numerous vehicles becoming stranded on country back roads. Strangers spent Christmas eve together and we spent Christmas morning digging cars out of the snow drifts.
The 401 corridor between Cobourg and the Quebec border was closed resulting in numerous vehicles becoming stranded on country back roads. Strangers spent Christmas eve together and we spent Christmas morning digging cars out of the snow drifts.
December 24, 2025 at 9:13 PM
December 24, 2022. A Christmas blizzard to remember.
The 401 corridor between Cobourg and the Quebec border was closed resulting in numerous vehicles becoming stranded on country back roads. Strangers spent Christmas eve together and we spent Christmas morning digging cars out of the snow drifts.
The 401 corridor between Cobourg and the Quebec border was closed resulting in numerous vehicles becoming stranded on country back roads. Strangers spent Christmas eve together and we spent Christmas morning digging cars out of the snow drifts.
It's a Wednesday Christmas Eve afternoon. Calm wind, partly cloudy, -1. Trail is a little icy but the centre is holding traction. A little hockey, some leisure skating, a pair of kids getting pulled in a GT Snowracer. This Canadian scene should be fostered across southern Ontario urban centres.
December 24, 2025 at 7:27 PM
It's a Wednesday Christmas Eve afternoon. Calm wind, partly cloudy, -1. Trail is a little icy but the centre is holding traction. A little hockey, some leisure skating, a pair of kids getting pulled in a GT Snowracer. This Canadian scene should be fostered across southern Ontario urban centres.
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Engagement numbers across platforms are always fascinating
Votes in the seeding round coming in: Pretty Obvious, Resolved and Unresolved & Police Are Scrambling off to an early lead, with a tight battle for 16th.
Top 16 qualify! Voting counts likes & reposts (and comments on IG) across platforms. Round of 16 starts December 27.
Top 16 qualify! Voting counts likes & reposts (and comments on IG) across platforms. Round of 16 starts December 27.
December 23, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Engagement numbers across platforms are always fascinating
Been a bit busy lately, too busy to squeeze in a typical #metroscapes walk, so this will have to substitute.
The latest extension for the Guelph to Goderich Rail Trail seems to have opened between Speedvale and Woodlawn. It's industrial-commercial at night, but light pollution is everywhere.
#g2g
The latest extension for the Guelph to Goderich Rail Trail seems to have opened between Speedvale and Woodlawn. It's industrial-commercial at night, but light pollution is everywhere.
#g2g
December 23, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Been a bit busy lately, too busy to squeeze in a typical #metroscapes walk, so this will have to substitute.
The latest extension for the Guelph to Goderich Rail Trail seems to have opened between Speedvale and Woodlawn. It's industrial-commercial at night, but light pollution is everywhere.
#g2g
The latest extension for the Guelph to Goderich Rail Trail seems to have opened between Speedvale and Woodlawn. It's industrial-commercial at night, but light pollution is everywhere.
#g2g
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It is very important to me that we do not tell apartment complexes that they need fast chargers for EVs. They need level 2 chargers. Not more than is used by a dryer or electric range.
When you're charging overnight, you do not need crazy voltage.
When you're charging overnight, you do not need crazy voltage.
December 22, 2025 at 6:05 PM
It is very important to me that we do not tell apartment complexes that they need fast chargers for EVs. They need level 2 chargers. Not more than is used by a dryer or electric range.
When you're charging overnight, you do not need crazy voltage.
When you're charging overnight, you do not need crazy voltage.
Had fun celebrating shy of two decades together with my partner by hitting the ski hill for the first time in a long time. It was fun, but going to feel it tomorrow.
December 22, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Had fun celebrating shy of two decades together with my partner by hitting the ski hill for the first time in a long time. It was fun, but going to feel it tomorrow.
Step it up folks.
TBH, one way old twitter was better than this place is that I no longer see nearly as many pics of Christmas trees being carried on bikes or transit
December 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Step it up folks.
I told my kid it was time to leave the playground, and he insisted that I wait a couple minutes. He was busy chipping ice off of some steps so other kids didn't slip.
That is definitely my child.
That is definitely my child.
December 21, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I told my kid it was time to leave the playground, and he insisted that I wait a couple minutes. He was busy chipping ice off of some steps so other kids didn't slip.
That is definitely my child.
That is definitely my child.
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Hidden away quietly in this document; 6 years later, we’ll finally see the temporary speed restrictions at Traynor removed, allowing full 70 km/h ops (currently 20 km/h) on the hydro corridor #wrLRT
December 18, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Hidden away quietly in this document; 6 years later, we’ll finally see the temporary speed restrictions at Traynor removed, allowing full 70 km/h ops (currently 20 km/h) on the hydro corridor #wrLRT
A picture of this highway underpass in Hamilton pops up on my desktop occasionally and I just love it so much. We should have more connections like these.
2024/02/04 - 403/LINC
YouTube video by Metroscapes
youtu.be
December 19, 2025 at 3:24 PM
A picture of this highway underpass in Hamilton pops up on my desktop occasionally and I just love it so much. We should have more connections like these.
We interrupted the Survivor finale for that?!
December 18, 2025 at 3:02 AM
We interrupted the Survivor finale for that?!
In October, workers at a popular #HamOnt café signed their first collective agreement. The location closed this week, leading some to wonder if it’s in response to their unionization efforts. The owner, meanwhile, said it was due to managers resigning. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Hamilton café Democracy closes suddenly, laying off workers months after unionization | CBC News
In October, workers at a popular Hamilton café signed their first collective agreement. The location closed this week, leading some to wonder if it’s in response to their unionization efforts. The own...
www.cbc.ca
December 17, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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This morning Statistics Canada reported an unprecedented -0.2% decrease in Canada's population in the third quarter of 2025. The drop was 76,068 people, leaving the population standing at 41,575,585 on October 1, 2025. #cdnecon
December 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
This morning Statistics Canada reported an unprecedented -0.2% decrease in Canada's population in the third quarter of 2025. The drop was 76,068 people, leaving the population standing at 41,575,585 on October 1, 2025. #cdnecon
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New billion-dollar transit lines shouldn't get stuck for *this long* waiting at red lights.
That's why we're happy to see a motion coming to City Council this week to implement stronger transit signal priority and other measures to speed up LRTs - but it won't happen without your voice!
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That's why we're happy to see a motion coming to City Council this week to implement stronger transit signal priority and other measures to speed up LRTs - but it won't happen without your voice!
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December 16, 2025 at 1:12 AM
New billion-dollar transit lines shouldn't get stuck for *this long* waiting at red lights.
That's why we're happy to see a motion coming to City Council this week to implement stronger transit signal priority and other measures to speed up LRTs - but it won't happen without your voice!
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That's why we're happy to see a motion coming to City Council this week to implement stronger transit signal priority and other measures to speed up LRTs - but it won't happen without your voice!
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Dec 15, 1960: 30-year old designer Allan Fleming's stylized "CN" becomes the new corporate logo of the Canadian National Railway. The new logo replaced the traditional maple leaf monogram introduced in 1943 and the English-language initialism "CNR." 1/3
December 16, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Dec 15, 1960: 30-year old designer Allan Fleming's stylized "CN" becomes the new corporate logo of the Canadian National Railway. The new logo replaced the traditional maple leaf monogram introduced in 1943 and the English-language initialism "CNR." 1/3