The Martin Goodman Trail is a Waterfront Toronto opens new improved Martin Goodman Trail at Ontario Place
September 19, 2009

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along the waterfront in

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, Canada. It traverses the entire lake shore from one end of the city to the other, from

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in the west to the Rouge River in the east. The Martin Goodman Trail is part of the 730 km

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around

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History

The trail, opened in 1984, was named for the president and editor-in-chief of the ''

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'', who died three years previously. In March 1992, the ''Toronto Star'' reported that the then-18 km trail was in the need of repairs, having potholes and a lack of signage where the trail did not yet have dedicated lanes. Repairs started in June 1992 with a $200,000 facelift. Since 2005,

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has been responsible for filling in gaps in the trail, particularly along the central waterfront, and maintenance. In 2006, they added an extension to connect to Tommy Thompson Park on the

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, as first proposed in 1989.Improvements proposed for Goodman Trail
Toronto Star, 1989 Starting in 2008 and finishing in 2009, a new 1.3 km section of the trail opened up along Lake Shore Boulevard at

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The new section of trail converted 8,000 m² of

parking lots into green space and trail.

Path

In Sunnyside, west of the centre of the city, the trail runs where the old boardwalk is, and parallel to the current one. Similarly, in the Beaches, on the east side of the city, the trail also runs parallel to the boardwalk. The trail also passes through Cherry Beach.

Gallery

File:Beaches 1984.jpg, The Beaches in 1984. The boardwalk and the Martin Goodman Trail are seen. File:Bridge over Mimico Creek, Ontario -b.jpg, The bridge over Mimico Creek, part of the trail

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History

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