Kensington Market Pedestrian Sundays | Downtown Toronto Walk

A downtown Toronto walk through Kensington Market on a pedestrian Sunday where the streets are close for cars on the last Sunday of the month between May and October. I walk along Baldwin Street, August Avenue, Kensington Avenue, Nassau Street, Dundas Street West, College Street and Bellevue Avenue.
Recorded in 4K at 60 FPS on Sunday, July 30, 2023.
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[@ASCENSION416]

Thanks!

[@CityWalks3216]

Thanks for your support to johnny's channel

[@JohnnyStrides]

Thank you!

[@Lala-lp1uy]

lol the guy worshipping the pot plant. love the vibe of kensington

[@SylviaRajaver]

I love this video clip and a nice tourist place, nice and fresh market place, which has a good reputation .

[@sepandttcexplorer]

Nice tour around Kensington market!

[@martym61]

Enjoyed the video. Glad you made it to Kensington Market pedestrian Sunday. Looking forward to seeing Barcelona.

[@Chrisbackgroovey]

Oh loved this video! Thanks Johnny!

[@CityWalks3216]

Great vid I love Kensington market thank you for the walk 😊happy Sunday to everyone!

[@jorgewcacafe7614]

Good morning Johnny!!! Dear everyone who reads this,we don't know each other but I wish you all the best in life and happiness.

[@dylanreynolds8264]

good morning everyone

[@jacquelines9966]

Good morning

[@carolhunter9342]

I lived in Kensington ..nice memories.❤

[@kevinblack16]

When you mentioned "its just amazing how much better neighbourhoods become when you take cars off the streets, I was reminded having read an article in The Star I believe where the BIA was actually against closing one of the streets off to vehicular traffic completely. I was surprised yet not surprised to hear that.

[@Roula974]

Hello from Athens Greece

[@noahyvr3739]

my first visit to toronto i stayed in kensington market and absolutely fell in love with the city. the view south on spadina is my favourite and i could mill around chinatown for hours. thanks johnny!

[@Richard-nd8km]

Try living here - Toronto’s a mess, clearly a city in decline. It’s not hard to see the declining infrastructure, the ugly urban landscape ( a jungle of cheaply- built condos) and public transit which is dysfunctional, dirty and increasingly dangerous, Too bad you didn't visit 20 years ago when the city actually functioned

[@noahyvr3739]

oh yeah, id never live there. its fun to visit friends and explore for a bit, then ive gotta go home lol

[@kristenfuller9168]

Nice beautiful day today we'll it was this morning.

[@brentsarazin6597]

That was funtastic and it is almost surreal to see people out and about. Almost as though the pandemic never happened, BUT, it did. Oh Sunny Days.

[@mcresearch]

This is the closest thing to a pedestrian thoroughfare in Toronto the cautious but let's not get carried away so only have it 6 days a year.

[@kamho2589]

Haha thanks I should go to try Ozzy’s some other time

[@noddybrown3074]

Hi everyone.

[@martinc.720]

"... this is one of the parks where public drinking will be allowed..." 7:23 Someone was not willing to wait....;)

[@user-te7ee8dp8s]

Love from India, Punjab 5:05

[@ASCENSION416]

There will come a time when they will ask you to include they catalogue in ya videos. Toronto is yours my Brother. When it comes to this genre in Toronto you rule

[@andrew20146]

Johnny. you're becoming a minor celebrity!

[@JohnnyStrides]

lol

[@pineapplexpress78]

Hello Johnny, does Kensington have thrift shops opened in the winter and if not where are the best thrift shops located in Toronto

[@JoniMitchell-qi6hr]

The farm in the city

[@cruisingwithwilliam]

One day you go to cn town

[@JoniMitchell-qi6hr]

The only good thing there was the italian gelato😮❤

[@AZGT350]

My wife and I hit Kensington Market 2 weeks ago today. We started at Dundas and Kensington St north til it ended, then left and right/left again. Some nice stores and some shady areas. Saw a few nice restaurants but right next door a bunch of homeless people were sleeping. Then my wife had her phone ripped off along with CC and DL. Yes, it ruined the day. First charge was a hot dog, then pot, then 2 tickets to CN tower and two more to the aquarium. Then one last charge at Home Depot. Yes, all charges were reversed. Be careful there. Lots of shady people. Not a place I would want to go back too. Too many nicer places to see 8n Toronto…

[@mhe8817]

thanks for this tour butwhy not visit mississauga and other cities

[@CityWalks3216]

Hello there there is plenty of visits to other Canadian cities just type it in the videos list 😊

[@mhe8817]

@@CityWalks3216 thanks alot

[@duncanch]

The city wants to make Kensington pedestrian only but its the residents that fought it. That’s what a resident told me, he said “we won” after the pedestrian only design was canned. They are worried that although they will be able to access their driveway, their route options would be limited. I told him that’s ridiculous and cars should be banned in all of downtown imo.

[@JoniMitchell-qi6hr]

Toronto styles😢😮😢😮😢😮 Flasback 45 years ago anywhere in Toronto You would think all middleclassers were movie stars Where are all the trenders in this city?

[@JoniMitchell-qi6hr]

No pics of the filthy supermarkets and all the grafitti Remember what they did to the park 6 years ago ?After they just renovated it? I'll tell you they SCRIBBLED ALL OVER IT!😢😮So much for provuding the transients with a lo ely park😮

[@JoniMitchell-qi6hr]

Send in an honest restaurant inspector I'll bet they will have to close and rebuild to an honest code Oh by the way the clothes are crap!Most of it has been donatedyears ago or stolen colkected and resokd😮

[@joshbutts3143]

cars ruin cities

[@paulcatarino2209]

its a necessary evil...no cars means no gas tax funding which was $185.6 million for TO in 2022-23.

[@joshbutts3143]

@@paulcatarino2209 pedestrian streets drive economic activity.