<p data-async="">Progress has erupted in Toronto. At the request of city council, municipal staff this week delivered <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;a 27-page report titled \u201cImproved Active Transportation and Water Access to Toronto Island Park,\u201d&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-255064.pdf&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-255064.pdf" target="_blank">a 27-page report titled “Improved Active Transportation and Water Access to Toronto Island Park,”</a> in which they contemplated heresy: A permanent link between the 240-hectare isle and the city’s mainland, which would involve constructing a bridge or tunnel across roughly 250 metres of water.</p>

The 50-kilometre Channel Tunnel took six-and-a-half years. In Toronto, 250 metres is a 'generational project'{ai:summary}<p>Toronto city council has received a report proposing a permanent connection between Toronto Island Park and the mainland, suggesting the construction of a bridge or tunnel across approximately 250 meters of water. This plan aims to enhance active transportation and water access. #society</p>

Chris Selley: A perfectly typical tunnel is just too much for Toronto's puny imagination

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