We strongly recommend that you
buy a good map of Metro Toronto and vicinity (in a book format with
street index e.g. Perly's
Map) from one of the retail stores (e.g. Canadian Tire). If the
map is not the most recent one the prices are usually lower, but the
map doesn't include newer streets.You will need the map in the future,
when you will be searching for a job, and in your everyday life. Don't
buy twice, buy one and a good one!
The main street, YONGE Street is the longest street in the World.
It is longer then 100km. The streets in Toronto run horizontally (East-West)
and vertically (North-South), mostly two way (there are some exceptions
in the Downtown area). The South border of the City is Lake Ontario.
Downtown (the centre of town) has the
CN Tower (the tallest free standing structure in the world).
Whenever you want to find an address, ask for the main intersections.
Large boulevards are located every 2 km, so you can have a pretty
good idea of how far your destination is from where you are.
There are several free highways in the city,
Hwy. 401 (here you can see live pictures every few minutes from
every exit from the highway), Hwy. 400, Hwy. 427,
Hwy. 407 (the first toll (paid) highway in Ontario), DVP (Don
Valley Parkway), Gardiner Express Way, QEW (Queen Elizabeth Way).
Downtown you can use
the Pathway to walk underground. |
