How big is Toronto?

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Toronto has North America's largest public transit system after New York City. GO Transit moves people in and out of the city, while two airports service the skies above. Toronto gets its water from Lake Ontario, 8th largest fresh-water lake in the world. Above ground or below ground, here are some facts about what's moving around in, on and under Toronto:

there are 10,033 different streets or, 5,365 km of road (streets, expressways, ramps and laneways) covering 27.4 per cent of the city's area
there are 20,371 street intersections in Toronto
the longest street is Lawrence Avenue East at 25 km; the shortest street is Sea Grassway at 9.72 m
there are 7060 km of sidewalks
535 bridges
there are 1773 traffic control signals and 158,890 streetlights
the 337 km of railway, rapid transit rails and hydro corridors make up 2.3 per cent of the city's area
34.8 per cent of the city's area is residential; 7.8 per cent industrial, 2.3 per cent commercial, 7.3 per cent institutional (schools, universities, churches and cemeteries)
8,000 hectares - or 18.1 per cent of Toronto's area - is parkland (ravines, valleys, woodlots, waterfront natural areas, parks and farmland)
The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) took over nine existing fare systems and routes in 1920. Today over 2.2 million trips are made on the TTC daily. More facts
GO Transit is the interregional public transit for the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Get the facts.
Toronto is served by VIA Rail, the network that provides all rail service throughout Canada. View some Via facts.
Historic Union Station is the hub of Toronto's transportation network. 96 per cent of all GO Train riders pass through its concourse. Learn more.
Pearson International Airport is the busiest in Canada, 4th busiest in North America. The Greater Toronto Airports Authority is responsible for air traffic above the Toronto area.
North America's largest continuous underground pedestrian system PATH, connects 1200 stores and restaurants, 50 office towers, five subway stations, Union Station, six major hotels and several entertainment centres under Toronto's financial core.
average annual demand of water per day is 1.24 million cubic metres. Enough to fill the Rogers Centre (formerly Skydome) every day, 365 days a year
18 water pumping stations, 10 water storage reservoirs and 4 filtration plants clean and hold that water
there are 10,002 km of sewers (sanitary, combined and storm) under the city
40,460 water hydrants
residential water usage accounts for 52 per cent of water used in Toronto; average household use: 280 cu. metres/year
toilets are the #1 indoor water users; they account for 28 per cent of the total indoor water use or use 100 litres of water/day
Toronto Police Services has 5,028 uniformed officers, including the chief. They patrol the city with 1,228 cars, 138 motorcycles, 19 boats and 25 horses. More police statistics
Emergency Medical Services' 850 paramedics respond from 41 stations across Toronto. 65 Emergency Medical Dispatchers take 425,000 calls yearly (forwarded from 9-1-1)
Toronto has an excellent telecommunications infrastructure in terms of access lines with digital switching and advanced signalling technology. Toronto is also located in the largest flat rate calling area in the world, and has the most fibre optic cable of any city in North America.

forever5

It is the 6th largest metropolitan area in North America.

It is 7125 square kilometers.

It's population is approx 5.5 million.

Driving across will take time because traffic is almost always a problem.

Karen L

Driving from one side to the other could take anywhere from half an hour to a couple of hours, depending on what route you take and what time of day it is, and it's hard to say exactly where the city ends, in driving terms, because there are a lot of suburbs that run together. I honestly don't know, off the top of my head, how many miles it is from one side to the other. It sounds like what you really want is to make sure you don't end up in a hotel too far from downtown.

Get a map, you should be able to find one on the net. Look for Queen Street, runs east-west not too far north of the lake. Look further north for Bloor Street, also runs east-west. Those two streets are a mile and1/4 apart, that will give you some idea of distance.. Look for Yonge Street, runs north-south right through the downtown core.The subway runs along Yonge Street, and another runs along Bloor Street. If you find a hotel anywhwere near those two subway lines, you can get downtown within a half an hour, give or take. If you walk fast, you can walk from Bloor Street to the waterfront in half an hour. And transit through the downtown core is excellent compared to most North American cities. There is also an intercity train called the GO train which runs along the lakeshore from Union Station downtown near the water, so a hotel further out but near that might be quick for getting downtown.

harry-balsacs

Toronto or GTA(surrounding cities included) is approximately 20Km X 10Km. Toronto by tself is about 5Km X 5Km. not a very big city.

Driving time from one end to the other depends on the wheather and traffic conditions. On a good day (accident free) 15 minute to from one end to the other. On a really bad day, it could take 2 hours just to move a couple of miles.

corbypc12

Toronto is canada largest city.And North America #6 biggest city.To drive accross the city it probably going to take 1 hour. Royal york hotel is good downtown toronto hotel.

Perigee

About 35 miles east-west, and 25 minutes north-south. Takes about half an hour to drive on the highways with little traffic.

A great place I would suggest is Pantagous Hotel. It's smack in the middle of downtown Toronto, and if you book online it's $150 for a night for a 800 sq foot suite...nice

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