Jane's Walk Toronto
@JanesWalkTO
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A festival of free, community-led walking conversations. Fstival returns, May 2—4, 2025.
Toronto, Canada
Joined February 2012
Walks kick-off today! 🚶🏽♀️🚶🏿🚶🏼♂️.With 150+ walks across the city, this is the biggest Jane’s Walk in Toronto’s history — and you're part of it. From stories of hidden histories to bold ideas for the future, these community-led walking conversations bring people together!
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🎤 Special thanks to guest speakers Howard Tam and Jason Thorne.👟 Walk leaders: Brendan Stewart & Naziha Nasrin .📸 Photos captured by Tooba Tariq.
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📍 Starting at 2008 Lawrence Ave E. – Colony Plaza – the walk highlighted the diversity of local businesses in these mid-1950s–1980s commercial-retail spaces, while showcasing plazaPOPS’ work in transforming parking lots into people places.
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RT @arq_ranchen: Thank you for coming out and support our Chinatown Walk! It was a huge turnout and an amazing crowd😍We're also grateful f….
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RT @cityoftoronto: Today at 2 p.m.! . Join City staff at David Pecaut Square for an educational walking tour all about sensors in public s….
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RT @cathyacrowe: #janeswalk The Future is Leafy. At Kew Gardens. Huge turnout, great speakers. @JanesWalkTO @cityoftoronto .
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RT @LanrickBennett: Sorry I missed @juliebwicz @JanesWalkTO today - Meet Toronto’s new Island: Ookwemin Minising. T….
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Each year in the first week of May, we honour her legacy not with statues — but with walking conversations, shared stories, and street-level connection. 👣💬. Walking With Us. #JaneJacobs #PublicSpace #Urbanism
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Jane’s Walk began in Toronto in 2007 as a grassroots tribute to Jane Jacobs — the legendary urbanist who championed people-first, community-led cities. 🌆🚶♀️. Today, it's a global movement in 500+ cities — but Toronto remains its heart. ❤️ #JanesWalk #WalkWithUs
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RT @TorontoFdn: Don’t miss @JanesWalkTO 's 2025 festival happening this weekend all around the city. 🗓️ May 2-4
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💛 Support the Festival:. Jane’s Walk is 100% volunteer-powered. Help keep it free and community-led:.👉 Donate here
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Support Jane’s Walk Toronto Festival! Your donation helps keep our community-led public walks free and open to everyone. Help us bring more stories, voices, and neighborhoods to life—contribute today!
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📌 Tips for walkers:. Be respectful, dress for the weather, wear comfy shoes, and don’t walk on private property. No RSVP needed — just show up and walk.
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🗓 Highlights this weekend:. • May 3 @ 3PM: Ookwemin Minising (Villiers Island) walk with City staff. • May 4 @ 1PM: Little Jamaica walk with Anyika Mark & Romain Baker.
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🚲 Bonus: Bike Share Toronto is offering $3 off a Day Pass with code JANESWALK (May 2–5), thanks to a partnership with Tangerine. Ride to a walk — or just explore like Jane would’ve.
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🚨 Happening soon! 🚨. In just 30 minutes, join us for Reimagining Suburban Parking Spaces — a Jane’s Walk Festival panel featuring Joanna Reyes, Praneti Kulkarni, Daniel Rotsztain, and Shannon Holness, hosted by Ajeev Bhatia!
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RT @SaveOSC: We're excited to be part of Jane's Walk Toronto 2025!. Saturday, May 3rd, 2 pm to 4 pm.Start Location: Don Mills & Eglinton, S….
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First panel discussion started today at 3:00pm — online linked emailed!. #JanesWalkTO #Toronto2025 #WalkWithUs #CityForPeople.
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