“The appeal of Toronto’s massive public park shouldn’t be that it’s difficult to access,” April Engelberg told the Star this week. She was talking specifically about the Toronto islands, as she has been since she ran for city council in 2022, advocating for a bridge across the 250-metre eastern gap.
But the sentiment she expressed could be a fitting motto to guide the entire parks department. Maybe it seems too obvious. The idea that, as Engelberg went on, “It should be easy for everybody to access,” seems built right into the idea of a public leisure amenity such as parkland.
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