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Better Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1:1 scale

A 1:1 map of Toronto built from the ground up using a Government of Canada topographic map and road map.

Start area is near the Brickworks on the Don River. With the 81 tiles mod you will have access to the Toronto Islands and Toronto Harbour, The Beach, Humber Bay, all the way up to the interchange at the Allen and 401. (Downsview airport is, unfortunately, just off the map. I would have had to cut off the Islands to include it.)

Most of your highway access will be from the Gardiner / DVP... interchanges have been included.

Forest resources are available in the Don Valley and along the rail corridors. Most of the area is fertile (but not fully fertile). I couldn't find any evidence of ore or oil resources in Toronto, so they will have to be imported. (Or you can paint them on with the appropriate mod.)

As far as I know, this is the only Toronto map that has all of the following:
- 1:1 scaling
- Realistic contours (not just a flat map or too jagged)
- Realistic shorelines (not cliffs straight down into the lake)
- Realistic railways including rail yards (not just a single track)
- Realistic highway interchanges (not just simple off-ramps or stock cloverleafs)
- Smooth highways with correct lanes (not just a 3-lane highway running straight through)
- Properly shaped Toronto Islands and Leslie Street Spit
- Realistic rivers and streams... as realistic as I could get with the water physics the way it is

This map was not made with playability in mind, but to be a faithful rendition of Toronto. It could provide an interesting challenge, or be used to replicate the city. This is my first map. I would be open to any suggestions or recommendations for improvement!