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Excerpted from the Toronto section of "The Green Traveller Guide", 2043 edition.
"...No trip to Toronto would be complete without a visit to the iconic Port Lands, one of the first truly sustainable communities to be built in North America.
A BRIEF HISTORY At the beginning of the 21st century, the Port Lands were a barren expanse of underused industrial sites. Although their potential was acknowledged, bureaucratic wrangling and improbable schemes (such as bids for the Olympics and a World's Fair) paralyzed any revitalization initiatives. In the end, however, these delays proved fortunate. They gave time for a widely-based grassroots movement to ...
The following short story by Jim Munroe takes place in the year 2020 near the intersection of Yonge Street and Steeles Avenue.
"What's that smell?" Christina said, her nose wrinkling.
"It's mostly farms up here," Jason said, trying to sound casual. "Fertilizer, probably."
"Shit, you mean," a voice from behind them in line said. "Why don't you call it what it is, Fernandez?"
Jason tried not to let his irritation show as he looked at Brad. Some time between getting off the school bus and getting in line for the ...
All I was in for, originally, was the Lost Subway Station. That I wanted to see. It appealed to me as a kind of urban Atlantis, disappearing beneath our consciousness and leaving a dizzying swirl of rumour and mystery in its wake. Well, that's a little romantic, but how many hard headed rationalists would be tromping through a grimy tunnel in the wee hours of the morning?
