Open Water Data
By Mitch Bechtel
Open Water Data informs open water swimmers and other water recreation users with a wealth of information about popular beaches in Toronto, and around the world so they can make informed decisions about where and when to swim outdoors.
Reno-ductions: Loss of Gentle Density in Toronto
By Jeff Allen, Remus Herteg, Ahmad Al-Musa - School of Cities, University of Toronto
Analyzing how often Toronto is losing dwelling units due to reno-ductions of small multi-family structures such as duplexes and triplexes being converted into single-family homes
Tracking Gentle Density in Toronto
By Jeff Allen & Ahmad Al-Musa - School of Cities, University of Toronto
Visualizing a decade (2013 to 2023) of Secondary Suite and Laneway / Garden Suite building permits in Toronto
Project Gallery
From web apps to visualizations, Toronto’s open data is used to build some incredible tools, services, and projects. We’re lucky to have an engaged and diverse community, and we’re proud to show some of the best examples of where open data has been used to innovate solutions.
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Mobile Apps
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Transit App
By Transit App, Inc.
Award Winner
Transit is your real-time urban travel companion. Navigate your city's public transit system with accurate real-time predictions, simple trip planning, step-by-step navigation, service disruption notifications, and departure and stop reminders.
Data: TTC BusTime Real-Time Next Vehicle Arrival (NVAS), TTC Routes and Schedules
Cycle Now
By Transit Now
Cycle Now is a free and easy to use app dedicated to improving your bike share experience. Key features include finding the nearest bike or dock (parking station) instantly, alerts if your station becomes full so you can re-route sooner, and a trip planner.
Data: Bicycle Parking Racks, Bicycle Count and Locations, Bike Share Toronto
Websites
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Reno-ductions: Loss of Gentle Density in Toronto
By Jeff Allen, Remus Herteg, Ahmad Al-Musa - School of Cities, University of Toronto
Analyzing how often Toronto is losing dwelling units due to reno-ductions of small multi-family structures such as duplexes and triplexes being converted into single-family homes
Toronto Floor Area Ratio (FAR) Map
By Scott McCallum, Jeff Allen - School of Cities, University of Toronto
Visualizing Toronto's urban density with Floor Area Ratio (FAR) values across the city
Data: 3D Massing, Property Boundaries
Visualizations
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Finding Your Perfect Toronto Neighbourhood
By Shawaiz Akhter
This piece explores ward demographics, socio-income and facilities throughout Toronto’s 25 wards.
Data: Ward Profiles (25-Ward Model), Library Branch General Information, Parks and Recreation Facilities, School Locations - All Types
GottaGoTO
By GottaGoTO
GottaGoTO displays washrooms from Toronto Open Data alongside crowdsourced public washrooms on one simple to use map.
Other
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Understanding Paramedic Service Demand and Response
By Denise Chang
By using historical data from 2017 to 2022, the project aims to identify patterns in service demand and how time-based factors such as year, month, day of the week, and hour influence the frequency and nature of incidents.
Data: Paramedic Services Incident Data
Analyzing Councillor Voting Behaviour
By Mark McCarthy
This project analyzed the attendance of city councillors at council meetings, and clustered city councillors based on their voting behaviour into blocs.
Data: Council Meeting Attendance, Council Voting Record
