Pan Am Path
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The Pan Am Path is a multi-use path that connects trails in the Greater Toronto Area as part of the legacy of the 2015 Pan American Games and the 2015 Parapan American Games. The path is over 80 kilometres (50 mi) in length, connecting Toronto neighbourhoods.
On July 3, 2013, the city of Toronto's executive committee recommended the path as a legacy project.[1] On July 18, 2013, in a 37–1 vote, Toronto City Council committed to create a continuous trail from Brampton to Rouge River.[2] The original Pan Am Path strategy was to assist the Bikeway Trails Implementation Plan approved by Council on June 6, 2012, by accelerating the creation of an east–west connection across the city.
The first section of Pan Am Path, near Cruickshank Park, was completed on June 21, 2014.[3] Updates on the current East Don build by the TRCA can be found here and upgrading of the Highland Creek Section here.
Six of the seven founding members of the Friends of the Pan Am Path group came from CivicAction's DiverseCity Fellows program: Brent Chamberlain, Caitlin McClung, James Gen Meers, Jonathan Asmis, Salim Rachid, and Tanzeel Merchant.[4] Devon Ostrom, a curator, artist and advocate with a history of creating projects in Toronto collaborated with the group on this initiative. As a co-founder, Devon sketched out the original concept, named the project and was Lead Curator from 2012 to 2017. Documentation of art works, maps and continued trail construction updates can be found at an archive site here.