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Well ive added to Google Maps as Street View. Google accepted the Streetview but still refuses to acknowledge that theres a path there and declines my updates lol.

Someone else did the other portion of the trail on Streetview and also no acceptance of path on maps.

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I tried too about the same time last year and put in a submission for the trail alignment. Didn’t hear back unsurprisingly considering almost all google map edits I make are not recognized for some reason, yet incorrect information still exists on Google Maps.
 
Some construction photos from yesterday - looks like they've dug out most of the trail alignment and started laying down the gravel:

Midland Ave looking East:

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Midland Ave looking West:

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Marcos Blvd looking W:

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I don't know if I've missed something, but once this section is complete from Marcos to Midland — or that little loop west of Midland shown on robmausser's map above — how are trail users supposed to get to Kennedy?
 
pawlyshyn said:
I don't know if I've missed something, but once this section is complete from Marcos to Midland — or that little loop west of Midland shown on robmausser's map above — how are trail users supposed to get to Kennedy?
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The plan is to eventually have a new bridge over the Stouffville GO corridor, but who knows how long Metrolinx will hold this up? Especially considering how long the East Don Trail was delayed.

Until that bridge gets done, you would need to use Midland to get to the road route to the existing bridge.
 
pawlyshyn said:
I don't know if I've missed something, but once this section is complete from Marcos to Midland — or that little loop west of Midland shown on robmausser's map above — how are trail users supposed to get to Kennedy?
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The proposed trail alignment includes a note showing a new bridge over the GO line, but I don't think it's part of the current scope of work. So people would still have to use the existing footbridge at the end of Tara Ave to continue west until they build that connection later.
 
Sometimes in government its best to build things that are easy and possible so you can later be like "whoops, guess we kinda painted ourselves into a corner and have to build a connection over the GO line! Or else it will be seen as sunk costs by the tax payer. Whoopsie doodles!"
 
I again walked a small portion of the Meadoway, VP to Warden, this past Sunday, June 29th, 2025. I did so primarily to check on Toronto Garden Club 'gift' site by Pharmacy.

As last year, the westerly portion near VP shows some ecological positives in terms of native wildflowers..........but the City/TRCA have yet to grasp how to excite and engage people or attract donations. Excepting the TGC site by Pharmacy, the path is old, narrow and in substandard condition, there's no trailhead signage, there's no drinking fountains for a walk in full sun, no shade structures (where Hydro generally prohibits shade trees) ....gah.

Negatives out of the way first.....the brilliant start:

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Debris beside trail:

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Condition of pathway:

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Momentarily lapse into the Problematic Park Design thread here. Fixing this block -$20,000 in seating - $40,000 for shade structure, $300,000 repave and widen trail to 4M, $20,000 2 drinking fountains one of which has the water-bottle filling option, the other with a pet bowl. Total: $380,000, even if repeated 10x along the Meadoway, less than 4M, Bonus, washrooms every 2km, 1.2M x 8 = 9.6M

Now back to our thread with some good news:

Common Milkweed (Host plant for Monarch Butterflies) thriving:

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Common Elderberry (while flower shrub) also doing very well:

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False Sunflower (another native) looking great:

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Which brings up to the Garden Club site.

The plants here are still immature and will fill the space in over time, though some supplemental planting here would be a good idea. Since I last documented the site, seating has been installed, as have interpretive signs.

The site has water service, but the City/TRCA didn't think to put in a drinking fountain at the exact same time as a bundled package.

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Coreopsis doing well:

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Foxglove Beardtongue also doing well:

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Black Eyed Susans:

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Assorted signage:

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There's our tour.
 
Northern Light said:
I again walked a small portion of the Meadoway, VP to Warden, this past Sunday, June 29th, 2025. I did so primarily to check on Toronto Garden Club 'gift' site by Pharmacy.

As last year, the westerly portion near VP shows some ecological positives in terms of native wildflowers..........but the City/TRCA have yet to grasp how to excite and engage people or attract donations. Excepting the TGC site by Pharmacy, the path is old, narrow and in substandard condition, there's no trailhead signage, there's no drinking fountains for a walk in full sun, no shade structures (where Hydro generally prohibits shade trees) ....gah.

Negatives out of the way first.....the brilliant start:

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Debris beside trail:

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Condition of pathway:

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Momentarily lapse into the Problematic Park Design thread here. Fixing this block -$20,000 in seating - $40,000 for shade structure, $300,000 repave and widen trail to 4M, $20,000 2 drinking fountains one of which has the water-bottle filling option, the other with a pet bowl. Total: $380,000, even if repeated 10x along the Meadoway, less than 4M, Bonus, washrooms every 2km, 1.2M x 8 = 9.6M

Now back to our thread with some good news:

Common Milkweed (Host plant for Monarch Butterflies) thriving:

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Common Elderberry (while flower shrub) also doing very well:

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False Sunflower (another native) looking great:

View attachment 662993

Which brings up to the Garden Club site.

The plants here are still immature and will fill the space in over time, though some supplemental planting here would be a good idea. Since I last documented the site, seating has been installed, as have interpretive signs.

The site has water service, but the City/TRCA didn't think to put in a drinking fountain at the exact same time as a bundled package.

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Coreopsis doing well:

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Foxglove Beardtongue also doing well:

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Black Eyed Susans:

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Assorted signage:

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There's our tour.
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Agree 100% with the sentiment on water fountains and washrooms. I wonder how much of it is (somewhat warranted) finger-wagging from Hydro One. The fountains shouldn't be an issue, but once you start making washrooms, it attaracts groups and residing park use as opposed to pass-through traffic, which is something that shouldn't be encouraged in a hydro corridor.

Again, some effort should be put towards trail-facing washrooms. Wexford Park has a washroom but it's far flung. Craigton Court Tot Lot is a good candidate in the stretch you highlighted.
 
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Agree 100% with the sentiment on water fountains and washrooms. I wonder how much of it is (somewhat warranted) finger-wagging from Hydro One. The fountains shouldn't be an issue, but once you start making washrooms, it attaracts groups and residing park use as opposed to pass-through traffic, which is something that shouldn't be encouraged in a hydro corridor.

Again, some effort should be put towards trail-facing washrooms. Wexford Park has a washroom but it's far flung. Craigton Court Tot Lot is a good candidate in the stretch you highlighted.
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The Pharmacy to Warden section of the corridor has Cricket, Baseball and Soccer pitches.

I'm not sure why 'group' use would be an issue. The Flemingdon neighbourhood also has soccer pitches in the corridor.

Washrooms can also and probably should be placed at Trail Heads/near major roads. Makes them easier to service and keep an eye on.

That's also where the existing watermains can be found. Saving money vs laying new infra into the corridor.
 
robmausser said:
Well ive added to Google Maps as Street View. Google accepted the Streetview but still refuses to acknowledge that theres a path there and declines my updates lol.

Someone else did the other portion of the trail on Streetview and also no acceptance of path on maps.

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Did you try adding a post to the Google Maps Community to escalate the addition of the missing Meadoway segments? Include a screenshot of your last map edit attempt, date it was sent, and links (and images) of your Street View recordings. If it's more than two weeks old, they should be able to escalate. I also tried to add those segments earlier this week, but felt you should take a crack at it first.

I did this for a missing part of the Thornton Cookstown Trail from Cookstown to Beeton which was already there for at least six years and they finally added it this week.
 
I’m hearing through the grapevine that a significant section of the Meadoway was mowed down this week. Does anyone have any further information? I’m not seeing any news stories, but maybe it’s too soon.
 
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