PlazaPOPS looks to create a community hub in Thistletown

A new initiative called plazaPOPS transforms suburban strip mall parking lots into community hubs. The Green Line's Anita Li explains the impact it’s had already on the Thistletown area.

By The Green Line

Posted August 5, 2022 1:17 pm.

Last Updated August 5, 2022 5:36 pm.

Live in Toronto’s inner suburbs and have no place to hang out?

An innovative new initiative called PlazaPOPS feels your pain, so it’s building unlikely gathering spaces in one underserved community at a time, and in this case the focus is on Thistletown.

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