John Sewell leads inaugural Jane’s Walk tour

In honour of the late Jane Jacobs, the walking series features speakers like Sewell, mayor of Toronto from 1978 to 1980, speaking knowledgably about the neighbourhoods, and will highlight the people, places, and public spaces that make that particular community interesting and unique.

Sewell’s tour is called Cabbagetown Then, and Then, and Now. Beginning at Parliament and Queen streets, and ending at Parliament and Wellesley St., the walk included Trefann Court, where the idea that neighbourhoods are important first gained credence in the 1960s; through Regent Park South and North, touching on the redevelopment now underway; through the former Don Vale (now called Cabbagetown) with its gentrification and affordable housing, finishing on the edge of St. Jamestown, the extraordinary highrise development project of the 1960s.

Participants will experience 150 years of Toronto history and political decision-making in a mere 90 minutes.

For information on featured walks, or to organize your own walk, please visit: www.janeswalk.net.