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Want to move out of Toronto? This couple has created 'Ninety minutes from Toronto' — a series of maps outside the city that give information on median age, median income, average house prices, but also how diverse the neighbourhood is. https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/08/27/thinking-of-leaving-toronto-this-mapping-tool-digs-deep-into-your-options-from-diversity-to-housing-prices-to-good-weather.html?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=SocialMedia&utm_campaign=GTA&utm_content=leavingtorontomap
During a picnic in Paris, Ont., Audra Williams looked up the town’s demographic data and found the population was 97 per cent white. “Having had experiences in places that maybe Haritha (her partner) didn’t quite feel as comfortable," she said. https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/08/27/thinking-of-leaving-toronto-this-mapping-tool-digs-deep-into-your-options-from-diversity-to-housing-prices-to-good-weather.html?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=SocialMedia&utm_campaign=GTA&utm_content=leavingtorontomap
How does it work? Use it yourself on the Star's interactive map. You can scroll and click through the 55 towns and cities outside Toronto to see what they have to offer:
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/08/27/thinking-of-leaving-toronto-this-mapping-tool-digs-deep-into-your-options-from-diversity-to-housing-prices-to-good-weather.html?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=SocialMedia&utm_campaign=GTA&utm_content=leavingtorontomap
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/08/27/thinking-of-leaving-toronto-this-mapping-tool-digs-deep-into-your-options-from-diversity-to-housing-prices-to-good-weather.html?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=SocialMedia&utm_campaign=GTA&utm_content=leavingtorontomap
Much of the inspiration for Ninety Minutes came from the pair’s day trips and Haritha Gnanaratna’s experience with being a person of colour in majority-white towns.
"Having the data in front of you is just so, so helpful." https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/08/27/thinking-of-leaving-toronto-this-mapping-tool-digs-deep-into-your-options-from-diversity-to-housing-prices-to-good-weather.html?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=SocialMedia&utm_campaign=GTA&utm_content=leavingtorontomap
"Having the data in front of you is just so, so helpful." https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/08/27/thinking-of-leaving-toronto-this-mapping-tool-digs-deep-into-your-options-from-diversity-to-housing-prices-to-good-weather.html?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=SocialMedia&utm_campaign=GTA&utm_content=leavingtorontomap
Thinking of moving out of the city or moving near Toronto? Check out @audrawilliams and Haritha Gnanaratna's map. https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/08/27/thinking-of-leaving-toronto-this-mapping-tool-digs-deep-into-your-options-from-diversity-to-housing-prices-to-good-weather.html?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=SocialMedia&utm_campaign=GTA&utm_content=leavingtorontomap
