I keep forgetting how big Toronto and popular and overcrowded toronto is dang I do want to visit there along with Canada in general or cities like Montreal or Quebec City
Thanks for your videos of Ontario and Quebec. How did you like it there? Are you going to do any videos on your other channel concerning lessons learned and the road infrastructure?
I enjoyed the experience and finally seeing how Canada does its roads compared to the US. I wish I had gotten there a little sooner before it got so cold. I've got a few videos planned about Canada for the other channel in the coming months.
@@MileageMikeTravels Since highways are provincial jurisdiction in Canada, every province does their roads different. Ontario has their 400 series freeway system, and Quebec has the Autoroutes (which are numbered like the Interstate System) However, outside of those 2 provinces, things are different. Although the federal government currently takes the equivalent of more than $1/ gallon in taxes, they don't invest much in road infrastructure, in fact, the current government has vowed not to but raise taxes. Therefore, everything is up to the provinces. There are still many miles of 2 lane highways doing the job of Interstates. Canada has a lot of terrain that is inhospitable for road construction. The Kicking Horse Canyon project in BC cost 9 figures per mile to build modern 4 lane highway to replace the old 2 lane. The last 3 mile section cost over $600M. We are slowly but surely improving the infrastructure but it has been costly to build. Edmonton and Calgary have just completed full orbital freeways, and Regina has completed a part beltway. Things are improving, but slowly.
Love your work. Toronto is like a less drivable, less walkable, less epic version of Chicago: cramped, dirty streets, no river or river walk, lack of Latin American food, and a complete lack of affordable housing. There is just better, more diverse food in Chicago overall, and the downtown area is much “calmer” for a big, cosmopolitan city. That’s probably controversial if we get into crime, but if we only look at downtown Chicago vs downtown Toronto, and exclude the crime areas of Chicago like Washington Park, Englewood, East and West Garfield Park, and Riverdale, crime is very comparable. Safety is often misinterpreted as the perception of safety. Just be alert and don’t behave stupidly in unfamiliar places, and you will avoid bad things happening to you.
@@sm3675 I have lived in Toronto for a very long time, until recently. So I am very familiar with Toronto. I am also familiar with Chicago. You misinterpreted a lot of what I have written. First, Chicago is not only known for its Latin America cuisine. There is a vibrant, thriving Asian population living there too. There are a number of Michelin star-rated Japanese, Vietnamese, Chinese, Thai, and Filipino restaurants all over the city. What it has over Toronto is a strong Latin American presence AS WELL. The fact that Chicago isn’t the center of multiculturalism in the US does not mean it is not multicultural. In fact, it makes sense that the first and second-most populous cities in the US (New York and Los Angeles) are far more multicultural than Chicago. Toronto is Canada’s New York. It is Canada’s largest city so of course it is the epicenter of multiculturalism in Canada. But Chicago is not far behind and it has about one third of New York’s population. Chicago also has a number of ongoing infrastructure projects to modernize and attract and retain technological and scientific talent, and is still world-renowned when it comes to these areas. The same cannot be said of Toronto. In addition to construction of research and academic spaces, the city is renovating a couple of its subway lines.
@@VampyricNinjaXDLOL😂 Toronto is now the fourth largest city in North America after Mexico City, New York and LA. You sound butthurt AF that Toronto is beating Chicago in every metric. Enjoy becoming the next Detroit. Toronto overtook Montreal in the 70s the same way it’s overtook Chicago in the 2010s. 😂😂😂
@@DET-o4j Oh wow, larger population is now equivalent to “every metric.” First of all, who cares? Toronto has a larger population but with a major housing shortage. No one can own a home there. Pyongyang is more populous than Chicago-does it mean it’s the better city? Chicago has nearly twice the GDP of Toronto. Chicago has 22 Michelin star restaurants and Toronto has 13. But you’re going to tell me those are useless statistics and Toronto is still better. But don’t take it from me. Check Resonance’s Best City Report. Check QS and Times Higher Education University rankings. While Mori Foundation’s GPCI does show that Toronto is currently “better,” it also shows Toronto has been on the decline for years, while Chicago has been on an uphill trend. I don’t sound butthurt but you sound ignorant.
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I love Toronto ❤❤
Une magnifique visite de Toronto. Thank you Mike :). Les conducteurs sont plus calmes qu'en France , c'est très agréable !
I keep forgetting how big Toronto and popular and overcrowded toronto is dang I do want to visit there along with Canada in general or cities like Montreal or Quebec City
Toronto is very popular with tourists,. and this place is big too! It feels like I do need to visit again like I did with Quebec city and Montreal
Wow! Mike goes everywhere!
Thanks for your videos of Ontario and Quebec. How did you like it there? Are you going to do any videos on your other channel concerning lessons learned and the road infrastructure?
I enjoyed the experience and finally seeing how Canada does its roads compared to the US. I wish I had gotten there a little sooner before it got so cold. I've got a few videos planned about Canada for the other channel in the coming months.
@@MileageMikeTravels Since highways are provincial jurisdiction in Canada, every province does their roads different. Ontario has their 400 series freeway system, and Quebec has the Autoroutes (which are numbered like the Interstate System) However, outside of those 2 provinces, things are different. Although the federal government currently takes the equivalent of more than $1/ gallon in taxes, they don't invest much in road infrastructure, in fact, the current government has vowed not to but raise taxes. Therefore, everything is up to the provinces. There are still many miles of 2 lane highways doing the job of Interstates. Canada has a lot of terrain that is inhospitable for road construction. The Kicking Horse Canyon project in BC cost 9 figures per mile to build modern 4 lane highway to replace the old 2 lane. The last 3 mile section cost over $600M. We are slowly but surely improving the infrastructure but it has been costly to build. Edmonton and Calgary have just completed full orbital freeways, and Regina has completed a part beltway. Things are improving, but slowly.
Did you know that Toronto is Ontario's Provincial Capital?
Yep
Toronto Canada. The home of Drake.
And Tara Strong, Micheal Cera, The Weeknd, Alessia Cara, Jim Carrey, Daniel Ceasar, Mike Myers, Frank Gehry, Will Barnett, Etc.
Love your work.
Toronto is like a less drivable, less walkable, less epic version of Chicago: cramped, dirty streets, no river or river walk, lack of Latin American food, and a complete lack of affordable housing. There is just better, more diverse food in Chicago overall, and the downtown area is much “calmer” for a big, cosmopolitan city.
That’s probably controversial if we get into crime, but if we only look at downtown Chicago vs downtown Toronto, and exclude the crime areas of Chicago like Washington Park, Englewood, East and West Garfield Park, and Riverdale, crime is very comparable. Safety is often misinterpreted as the perception of safety. Just be alert and don’t behave stupidly in unfamiliar places, and you will avoid bad things happening to you.
@@sm3675 I have lived in Toronto for a very long time, until recently. So I am very familiar with Toronto. I am also familiar with Chicago. You misinterpreted a lot of what I have written.
First, Chicago is not only known for its Latin America cuisine. There is a vibrant, thriving Asian population living there too. There are a number of Michelin star-rated Japanese, Vietnamese, Chinese, Thai, and Filipino restaurants all over the city. What it has over Toronto is a strong Latin American presence AS WELL.
The fact that Chicago isn’t the center of multiculturalism in the US does not mean it is not multicultural. In fact, it makes sense that the first and second-most populous cities in the US (New York and Los Angeles) are far more multicultural than Chicago. Toronto is Canada’s New York. It is Canada’s largest city so of course it is the epicenter of multiculturalism in Canada. But Chicago is not far behind and it has about one third of New York’s population.
Chicago also has a number of ongoing infrastructure projects to modernize and attract and retain technological and scientific talent, and is still world-renowned when it comes to these areas. The same cannot be said of Toronto. In addition to construction of research and academic spaces, the city is renovating a couple of its subway lines.
@@VampyricNinjaXDLOL😂 Toronto is now the fourth largest city in North America after Mexico City, New York and LA. You sound butthurt AF that Toronto is beating Chicago in every metric. Enjoy becoming the next Detroit. Toronto overtook Montreal in the 70s the same way it’s overtook Chicago in the 2010s. 😂😂😂
@@DET-o4j Oh wow, larger population is now equivalent to “every metric.” First of all, who cares? Toronto has a larger population but with a major housing shortage. No one can own a home there. Pyongyang is more populous than Chicago-does it mean it’s the better city?
Chicago has nearly twice the GDP of Toronto. Chicago has 22 Michelin star restaurants and Toronto has 13. But you’re going to tell me those are useless statistics and Toronto is still better.
But don’t take it from me. Check Resonance’s Best City Report. Check QS and Times Higher Education University rankings. While Mori Foundation’s GPCI does show that Toronto is currently “better,” it also shows Toronto has been on the decline for years, while Chicago has been on an uphill trend.
I don’t sound butthurt but you sound ignorant.