In conjunction with this essay I wrote for the Toronto section of the Globe and Mail, I cut together a short film about snow-clearing on the Martin Goodman trail. The film is about the runners, cyclists and pedestrians who use the lakeshore trail in the winter, and the way this season's snow-clearing has changed their lives. Thanks to everyone who participated. Take a look and let me know what you think!
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This video is amazing. I would've liked to have seen a link to it on the Globe's website - why don't they recognize? Doesn't matter: keep blazing your trail.
Posted by: Ben Kaplan | January 31, 2009 at 11:15 AM
Enjoyed the article and the film. Great to see the effects that something as simple as a cleared path can have on the city - and I'm not even a runner or a cyclist! Little things like this make Toronto a more human city.
Posted by: Patricia | January 31, 2009 at 01:20 PM
Great video. Truth be told, i kinda enjoyed having the trail to myself during the winter. Something hard core about running in ankle deep snow with a pair of Yak Trax.
(Today, it was virtually empty, by the way)
Posted by: Yumke | January 31, 2009 at 09:17 PM
Thanks for doing this. We are an endurance running group (Stellar Runners) and we run rain, snow, sleet or shine. Having the path cleared is a huge bonus.
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Posted by: Graham Westwood | February 03, 2009 at 12:37 PM
Awesome video Chris... I'm going to blog it on bikingtoronto.com :)
Posted by: joe | February 06, 2009 at 03:13 PM
And... here's the blog post. :)
http://www.bikingtoronto.com/2009/02/celebrating-snow-free-martin-goodman.html
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