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Six projects carving out green space in unexpected locations

Right on Track

t The Bentway, park life thrives under an expressway. So why not above, on a railway corridor? Enter Rail Deck Park, a City of Toronto plan for an 8.5-hectare oasis on the tracks between Bathurst and Blue Jays Way. A marquee civic priority, the project is; ;

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