The Great Canadian Skyline Thread! II

[Chadillaccc]

A beautiful day yesterday...



By Chadillaccc, on Flickr

[MonkeyRonin]

Originally Posted by leftimage

Calgary and Toronto look absolutely barren in comparison to Montreal.

Yes, I'm referring to the amount of trees.

Really?



Toronto Looking South (2) by C Davy, on Flickr



http://www.flickr.com/photos/23297626@N00/2881765121

[Chadillaccc]

I concur.


Calgary's Mission district by Surrealplaces, on Flickr

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by leftimage

Calgary and Toronto look absolutely barren in comparison to Montreal.

Yes, I'm referring to the amount of trees.

I'd say Toronto's tree canopy is denser than Montreal's.

[kool maudit]

i agree. toronto is leafier in the inner city, due to more generous setbacks and yards. my sister's place on palmerston and bloor had a for-real front yard with an oak tree. you don't get that on hutchison and fairmount, say.

[LeftCoaster]

Yeah Toronto is a surprisingly tree filled city. Calgary not quite so much but it has more than one would think being such an arid place.

[Ramako]

There's a reason Toronto has been historically referred to as "a city within a park".

[harls]

Originally Posted by FrAnKs

http://www.davis.ca/uploads/images/Montreal%20_%20Student%20Rack%20Card.jpg

I've always wanted to take a pic from this angle, and now it's been done. If you want to ruin another shot for me Franks, pull over on the 30 westbound above the 10, and take a shot. Merci, you bastard!

[FrAnKs]

Originally Posted by harls

If you want to ruin another shot for me Franks, pull over on the 30 westbound above the 10, and take a shot. Merci, you bastard!

Nice attitude

[kw5150]

Calgary Yesterday. Was really sunny about 10 minutes before this...lol

[The_Architect]

Originally Posted by leftimage

Calgary and Toronto look absolutely barren in comparison to Montreal.

Yes, I'm referring to the amount of trees.

Absolutely barren.

[Rico Rommheim]

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[MTLskyline]

Satellite images give a pretty good indication of how tree-covered a city is. Based on the two images, Toronto strikes me as generally leafy-er. Most pictures of Montreal's skyline are going to have Mount Royal in it, which leads to it looking more tree-covered.

Either way, most Canadian cities have a lot more trees than most cities I've been in Europe. A lot of "parks" in their old cities tend to lack trees, with more emphasis placed on gardens. When I return to Canada, I immediately notice how lush and green everything is.

Here is Montreal

http://goo.gl/maps/K914u

and Toronto

http://goo.gl/maps/OuKc5

[leftimage]

Let's settle it once and for all: which Canadian city is the leafiest?

Montreal compares favorably to US cities in the northeast but not more southern cities I've visited, particularly ATL which is like a freaking jungle.

Calgary and Edmonton, I would have assumed had less trees since they are in the prairies. I've been to Toronto several times, but never in summer. I take it from the comments she's the greenest ?

Edit: Vancouver?

Edit: I agree, in the photos and map TO looks greener than Montreal, but I found this study where they ranked Montreal higher in the category ''land use'' defined as green spaces. (12th place, Toronto 17th) I guess it means public parks and whatnot.

[Ramako]

Much of Toronto's core is surrounded by old Victorian low-rise neighbourhoods. The homes are often well packed together, but there are still front yards and backyards that provide a lot of room for trees to grow. And because the neighbourhoods are old, the trees are old and tall. In the summer, once you veer off a main street, you'll find a thick canopy above. Here's a typical street close to downtown: http://goo.gl/maps/AN25d

[SkahHigh]

Originally Posted by leftimage

Let's settle it once and for all: which Canadian city is the leafiest?

Montreal compares favorably to US cities in the northeast but not more southern cities I've visited, particularly ATL which is like a freaking jungle.

Calgary and Edmonton, I would have assumed had less trees since they are in the prairies. I've been to Toronto several times, but never in summer. I take it from the comments she's the greenest ?

Montreal has a higher density of population, since it's land area is smaller than Toronto's. Therefore, there is less space for trees. Also, Montreal is surrounded by farmland all around, so there are less trees in the suburbs, depending on the different sectors of course (the Laurentians start in Saint-Jérôme). To conclude, I would say Toronto is the leafiest.

[LeftCoaster]

Originally Posted by leftimage

Let's settle it once and for all: which Canadian city is the leafiest?

I'd have a tough time believing it's not Vancouver. The city is built in the middle of a damn rainforest after all.

That said much more of their trees are conifers and don't have leaves, leaving the title of leafiest up for dispute!

[MonkeyRonin]

The leafiest and most extensive tree canopy? Probably Winnipeg.

[The_Architect]

IMO Toronto seems to have less manicured parks because it's incredibly "ravine-y".

The greenspace in the city are places like the Rosedale Valley, Don Valley, Rouge Valley, Humber Valley, etc.

[trueviking]

Originally Posted by MonkeyRonin

The leafiest and most extensive tree canopy? Probably Winnipeg.

I agree....Winnipeg is so easy to spot on tv in the news or whatever....the massive boulevard trees are like nowhere else.