The re-development of the Port Lands in Toronto is a big deal. There is a lot of prime downtown land opening up, and work on the infrastructure which will support new neighbourhoods is well under way.

I drove to Cherry Beach the other day. It was late morning and there was plenty of (free) parking still available. My goal was to document a walk north along Cherry St, in an effort to capture a sense of the scale of the whole Port Lands project. The walk finished with fries from the chip truck at the beach. My co-host on The Agency Podcast, Candy Minx claims this truck has the best poutine in Toronto (discuss in the comments).

I hope you find this video to be an eye-opening glimpse at an area of huge future development, tucked in beside downtown.

I drove right to the beach. There is a bus to Cherry Beach that runs from the Distillery District. Another great option is to rent a bicycle downtown and enjoy a ride through the Port Lands. I was there during the week. Parking pretty much filled up by about 1:00 pm in the beach lots. I bet on weekends it fills quickly.

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