Author Archives: HiMY SYeD

“Tonight’s Jane’s Walk through Parkdale Village and Exhibition Place shared ideas from Jane Jacobs’ 11 books. And it was led by HiMY, the guy who paints Labyrinths all over Toronto!” — Sarah Jensen

Many thanks to Sarah Jensen (@the.heartofbarrie) For joining my Toronto Jane’s Walk And for sharing images ReGrammed from her two posts : https://www.instagram.com/p/Cr4gdO_M3dR/ & https://www.instagram.com/p/Cr4lpNbsKZV/ “I’m in Toronto for the weekend for Jane’s Walk Toronto. A Jane’s Walk is a walking conversations inspired by writer and urbanist Jane Jacobs. They’re held in hundreds of cities […]

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“HiMY SYeD leading a Toronto Jane’s Walk celebrating Jane Jacobs’ urbanism and philosophy through her books…” — Olivia Chow

Grateful to Olivia Chow, Who joined 34 fellow Jane’s Walkers on my “The 11 Books of Jane Jacobs All in One Jane’s Walk” Almost everyone ( 30! ), including Olivia, stayed til the final walk stop opposite Ontario Place. “HiMY SYeD leading a Toronto Jane’s Walk celebrating Jane Jacobs’ urbanism and philosophy through her books. […]

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“Nice to see Olivia Chow on a Toronto Jane’s Walk led by HiMY SYeD on the topic of Jane Jacobs’ books on Cities.” — Ushnish Sengupta

“Nice to see ⁦Olivia Chow on a ⁦Toronto Jane’s Walk⁩ led by HiMY SYeD on the topic of Jane Jacobs’ books on cities.” — Ushnish Sengupta Nice to see ⁦@oliviachow⁩ on a ⁦@JanesWalkTO⁩ led by Himy Syed on the topic of #JaneJacob books on cities pic.twitter.com/PfDognqnkS — Ushnish Sengupta (@ultush) May 5, 2023

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30 Days of Biking – Day 9 – “Taking some time enjoy the 8 degrees of Springtime” – Bicycle Mayor of Toronto – Grange Park Labyrinth – Grange Park – Downtown Toronto

While I’ve been blogging 30 Masjids in 30 Days of Ramadan 2023, It’s been 30 Days of Biking for Bicycle Mayors around the World. Toronto’s Bicycle Mayor is Lanrick Jr Bennet. On this Day 9 of 30 Days of Biking around Toronto, Lanrick took some time to enjoy Springtime by the Grange Park Labyrinth. #30DaysofBiking […]

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“Looks like HiMY SYeD was here” – Wading Pool Labyrinth – Ed McCleverty Equal Access Playground – East Toronto

Grateful for your acknowledgement Monica, Of my “East Toronto Labyrinth” in Ed McCleverty Equal Access Playground.  

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“Thank you! We love your work. ❤️” – Norm Di Pasquale – Grange Park Labyrinth – Grange Park – Downtown Toronto

  You are most welcome Norm, Happy Labyrinth Walking! Thank you @LabyrinthsDOTca! We love your work. ❤️ #topoli pic.twitter.com/3u134tz9J6 — Norm Di Pasquale (@normsworld) March 30, 2023

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Perspective – A Child’s Height View from the Heart in the Centre of The Grange Park Labyrinth – Grange Park – Downtown Toronto

Perspective. What Grown-Ups sometimes, oftentimes, miss seeing… A Child’s Height View from the Heart in the Centre of The Grange Park Labyrinth . . . View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miguel Vasquez (@miguelynv)

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“X Marks the Spot.” – Puppy Love – Labyrinth – Mouth of the Humber River – Humber Bay Arch Bridge – Toronto

X Marks the Spot. Or is it a Heart ? View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kyle Nathan Shostak (@kyle.shostak)

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“The Labyrinth 🌀🤔” – University of Toronto Run Club – Wading Pool Labyrinth – Christie Pits Park – Downtown Toronto

I often say, “Children Never Walk a Labyrinth, Children Always Run!” The UofT Run Club also likes Running around my Christie Pits Park Labyrinth. View this post on Instagram A post shared by University of Toronto Run Club (@uoftrunclub)

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Five Years – Vancouver Public Labyrinth – False Creek Seawall – Habitat Island – Olympic Village

Almost five years, Since I placed the first stone and began building the Vancouver Public Labyrinth. Alhumdulillah, It’s still there, and still walkable. By now, Thousands upon Thousands of Footsteps have trodden this well worn, and well visible, path. InshAllah, It will see at least another five years! View this post on Instagram A post […]

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“Mazes and Labyrinths of The World” — Janet Bord

not sure if i know "the" guy, but i know "a" guy — HiMY SYeD@LabyrinthsDOTca By @HiMY_SYeD — Rudy Limeback (@rudydotca) March 19, 2023 That's precisely the person I was thinking of, thanks Rudy! I had a spelling error in my search term. Janet Bord, the author of the book in hand, is quite interesting. […]

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“Families taking Happy Photos in the Grange Labyrinth that the underfunded City of Toronto Parks Department regularly spends $ on removing.” – Shawn Micallef – Grange Park Labyrinth – Grange Park – Downtown Toronto

Families taking happy photos in the Grange labyrinth that the underfunded city of toronto parks dept regularly spends $ on removing. pic.twitter.com/eNGxA7AFvG — Maltese Petard ( Official Parody) 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ (@shawnmicallef) March 16, 2023 Walked by here today—had to adjust my path to allow a dad and his two kids to finish their enthusiastic walk of […]

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“I keep winning.” – Grange Park Labyrinth – Grange Park – Downtown Toronto

Canary Yellow colour of the Grange Park Labyrinth looking good through the snow. As is Hanzo (半藏), The good boy who’s sitting in the centre . . . View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hanzo (半藏) (@postcallshiba)

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“Erased last week, back today…” – Grange Park Labyrinth – Grange Park – Downtown Toronto

Erased last week, back today. It’s kind of amazing how how time and money the city is willing to spend trying to kill the guerrilla labyrinth in Grange Park. I mean, it’s not as though the parks budget is flush pic.twitter.com/AXEy4OVbqB — Oliver Moore (@moore_oliver) February 21, 2023 Pennywise…🙄 — Port Credit Voter (@PtCreditVoter) February […]

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CTV News Toronto at Six – Grange Park Labyrinth – Grange Park – Downtown Toronto

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Urban Paws Toronto (@urbanpawsto) “I have seen some of the little ones playing on that. Yeah, I thought it was pretty cool.” “Everybody really, really enjoys that Labyrinth and every time it’s produced, a few days pass and The City comes and removes it.” — Ray […]

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