Someone Made a Map of Walking Distances Between Subway Stations in Toronto and Montreal

Spring officially arrived yesterday, and with it came the promise of warmer weather, lighter jackets and spending more time walking outdoors.

And while we may not have been granted high temperatures and wall-to-wall sunshine overnight, the prospect of walking between bars in the upcoming months (while we come out of winter hibernation) can’t fail to get us excited.

Further inspiring us to explore our cities on foot is Pavlo Kalyta, who created a map that shows the walking distances between Toronto Subway stations. The map of the TTC has been customised to show approximately how long it takes in minutes to walk between each subway stop on the Yonge-University, Bloor-Danforth, Scarborough and Shepperd lines.

Pavlo, who recently uploaded the map to his Facebook page, also created one for Montreal which he posted on March 16. Likewise, it shows approximate distances in minutes between the STM metro stations.

 

Image: Pavlo Kalyta

Image: Pavlo Kalyta

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Image: Pavlo Kalyta

So far, the Montreal map has received 4.9k likes, and it seems only a matter of time until the Toronto post receives similar recognition. It’s a very simple idea, but one that few of us would take the time to execute. But now Pavlo has provided an invaluable service to anyone living in either of the cities, or tourists planning a trip to one of them.

Since many maps of the transit systems are not to scale, it’s easy to under or overestimate the time it would take to travel between stations – making awkward changes between subway lines when walking would have been quicker, or mistakenly assuming that Eglington and Lawrence can’t be that far apart.

While faster/slower walkers will no doubt dispute certain times, it’s a pretty accurate piece of information for city-dwellers, and one that’s about to make our lives a lot easier this summer (or any time the trains break down). In fact, we hope Pavlo is making one for the Vancouver sky train as we speak.

And of course, there may be some upgraded and additional info tacked on, as people continue to submit requests in the comments section. Jay LaRochelle says that he would add one thing: “The time it takes to get from one end of Spadina Station to the other.”

We can answer that one for you, Jay. FOREVER.

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