Special events affecting transit services this weekend — Saturday, July 31 and Sunday, August 1 — take place in the Georgetown area of Halton Hills, Hamilton, the Lindsay area of Kawartha Lakes, Peterborough and Toronto.
The events affect service along these routes:
- GO Transit — 31 Guelph / Georgetown / Toronto, 88 Peterborough / Oshawa.
- Hamilton Street Railway — 7 Locke.
- Lindsay Transit — Green.
- Toronto Transit Commission — 29 Dufferin, 80 Queensway, 92 Woodbine South, 121 Fort York - Esplanade.
The Saturday, July 31 events affecting transit services include: ActiveTO; the Georgetown Farmers Market; the Lindsay Farmers Market; Peterborough Regional Farmers Market; and Saturdays Unlocked.
The Sunday, August 1 event affecting transit service includes: ActiveTO; and a Toronto FC match.
Georgetown
Downtown Georgetown Farmers Market
Saturday mornings until October 16, the Town of Halton Hills is closing
- Main Street South Georgetown between James and Church Streets
to accommodate the Georgetown Central Business Improvement Area’s weekly market.
GO Transit is detouring buses while the street is closed.
31A Guelph / Georgetown / Toronto bus
From 6:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. Saturday, July 31, eastbound buses operate along their regular route to Main and Guelph Streets (Provincial Highway 7) and then proceed:
southeastward along Guelph to Mill Street,
resuming their regular route southwestward along Guelph.Eastbound buses skip their regular stop
- on Main Street South beyond George Street.
Eastbound passengers may board buses at the previous stop on Main Street North beyond Moore Park Crescent or the next stop on Guelph Street beyond Mill Street.
Westbound buses reverse the eastbound detour routing.
Westbound buses skip their regular stop
- on Main Street South at Cross Street.
Westbound passengers may board buses at the previous stop on Guelph Street beyond Mill Street or the next stop on Main Street North beyond Moore Park Crescent.
Halton Hills
See Georgetown.
Hamilton
Saturdays Un-Locked
Saturdays until September 11, the City of Hamilton is closing
- Locke Street South between Herkimer Street and Hunter Street West
to accommodate the Locke Street Business Improvement Association’s weekly event.
The intersection of Locke South with Charlton Avenue West remains open for westbound traffic.
The Hamilton Street Railway is detouring buses, while the street is closed.
7 Locke
From 9 a.m. until 11 p.m. Saturday, July 31, inbound buses operate along their regular route to Dundurn Street South and Chatham Street, then detour:
northward along Dundurn South; and then
eastward along Main Street West to Locke Street South,
resuming their regular route eastward along Main.Inbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Chatham Street beside #41 Chatham and at Locke Street South and
- on Locke Street South north of Hunter Street West and at Main Street West.
Instead inbound buses drop off and pick up passengers at a temporary stop
- on Main Street West at Poulette Street.
Outbound buses operate along their regular route to Hunter Street West and Queen Street South, then detour:
southward along Queen South; and then
westward along Charlton Avenue West to Locke Street South,
resuming their regular route westward along Charlton West.Outbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Hunter Street West at Pearl and Locke Streets South and
- on Locke Street South at Melbourne Street and Charlton Avenue West.
Instead, outbound buses drop off and pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Queen Street South at Duke Street and Charlton Avenue West and
- on Charlton Avenue West at Locke Street South.
Kawartha Lakes
See Lindsay.
Lindsay
Lindsay Farmers Market
Saturday mornings until October 24, the City of Kawartha Lakes is closing
- Victoria Avenue North between Peel Street and Kent Street West
during the weekly market.
Lindsay Transit is detouring buses while the street is closed.
Green route
From 7 a.m. until 1 p.m. Saturday, July 31, inbound buses operate along their regular route to Victoria Avenue North and Peel Street, then detour:
eastward along Peel Street;
southward along Cambridge Street North; and then
westward along Kent Street West to Victoria Avenue North,
resuming their regular route westward along Kent West.Outbound buses operate along their regular route.
Peterborough
Peterborough Regional Farmers Market
Saturday mornings until October 9, the City of Peterborough is closing
- Charlotte Street between Water Street and George Street North to accommodate the weekly market.
GO Transit is detouring buses while the street is closed.
88 Peterborough / Oshawa
Southbound buses operate along their regular route.
From 6:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. Saturday, July 31, northbound buses operate along their regular route to Charlotte Street and George Street North, then detour:
southward along George North;
eastward along Sherbrooke Street; and then
northward along Water Street to Charlotte Street,
resuming their regular route eastward along Charlotte.Northbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at all regular stops.
Toronto
Toronto events affecting transit services this weekend include:
- Active TO (July 31, August 1); and
- a Toronto FC match (August 1).
ActiveTO
ActiveTO is a City of Toronto program to make sure people have space to get around, while respecting physical distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Weekends, the City is closing parts of several major roadways near popular recreational trails like the Martin Goodman Trail and the Lower Don Trail, which often become overcrowded, especially during warmer weekends.
From 6 a.m. Saturdays until 9 p.m. Sundays, the City is closing
- Lake Shore Boulevard East, eastbound lanes, between Leslie Street and Woodbine Avenue
and other roadways near recreational trails.
This weekend, the City is also closing
- Lake Shore Boulevard West between Windermere Avenue and Stadium Road.
The TTC is detouring buses, while the streets are closed.
121D Fort York - Esplanade
From 6 a.m. Saturday, July 31 until 9 p.m. Sunday, August 1, eastbound buses start their trips in Princes’ Gate Loop, then proceed:
northward along Canada Boulevard;
eastward along Manitoba Drive to Strachan Avenue,
resuming their regular route eastward along Fleet.Eastbound buses skip their regular stop
- on Remembrance Drive at Ontario Place’s central entrance.
Westbound buses operate along their regular route to Lake Shore Boulevard West and Princes’ Boulevard, then detour:
westward along Princes’;
northward along Strachan Avenue;
westward along Manitoba Drive;
southward along Canada Boulevard; and then
eastward into Princes’ Gate Loop,
ending their trips.Westbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Remembrance Drive at Ontario Place Boulevard (Administration entrance and at Ontario Place’s central entrance.
80 Queensway
From 6 a.m. Saturday, July 31 until 9 p.m. Sunday, August 1, eastbound buses operate along their regular route to The Queensway and Windermere Avenue, then detour:
eastward along The Queensway;
northward along Roncesvalles Avenue; and then
westward along High Park Boulevard to Parkside Drive,
resuming their regular route northward along Parkside.Eastbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Lake Shore Boulevard West across from Colborne Lodge Drive and
- on Parkside Drive at The Queensway, Algonquin Avenue and High Park Boulevard.
Instead, eastbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on The Queensway at Colborne Lodge Drive, across from Glendale Avenue and at King Street West and
- on Roncesvalles Avenue north of Queen Street West and Marion Street and at Garden Avenue.
Westbound buses operate along their regular route.
92 Woodbine South
From 6 a.m. Saturday, July 31 until 9 p.m. Sunday, August 1, southbound buses operate along their regular route to Lake Shore Boulevard East at Northern Dancer Boulevard, ending their trips.
Southbound buses skip their regular stop
- in Woodbine Beach Loop.
Northbound buses start their trips on Lake Shore Boulevard East at Northern Dancer Boulevard, then proceed:
westward along Lake Shore East;
northward along Coxwell Avenue;
east- and northeastward along Eastern Avenue; and then
eastward along Queen Street East to Woodbine Avenue,
resuming their regular route northward along Woodbine.Northbound buses skip their regular stop
- in Woodbine Beach Loop.
Instead, northbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Eastern Avenue at Queen Street East and
- on Queen Street East at Sarah Ashbridge Avenue.
Toronto FC match
From 5 until 10:30 p.m. Sunday, August 1, Exhibition Place is closing various streets in its grounds to accommodate crowds of Toronto FC fans before, during and after its Major League Soccer match against Nashville SC at BMO Field.
The TTC is shortening the path for buses, while the streets are closed.
29 Dufferin
From 5 until 10:30 p.m. Saturday, August 1, southbound buses operate along their regular route to Dufferin Street and Springhurst Avenue, then detour:
westward along Springhurst;
southward along Fort Rouille Street; and then
eastward into Dufferin Gate Loop,
ending their trips.Southbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Saskatchewan Road beyond Dufferin Street,
- on Manitoba Drive at Quebec Street and Nova Scotia Avenue and across from Exhibition Loop and
- on Canada Boulevard at Princes’ Boulevard.
Instead, southbound buses drop off passengers at a temporary stop
- in Dufferin Gate Loop.
^ Note that the TTC doesn’t operate buses along route 929 Sundays.
Northbound buses start their trips in Dufferin Gate Loop, then proceed:
along their regular route northward along Dufferin Street.
Northbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Canada Boulevard at Princes’ Boulevard,
- on Princes’ Boulevard across from Newfoundland Road,
- on Nunavut Road beside the Horse Palace,
- on Manitoba Drive across from Nova Scotia Avenue and at Saskatchewan Road,
- on Saskatchewan Road at Dufferin Street and
- on Dufferin Street at Springhurst Avenue.
Instead, northbound buses pick up passengers
- in Dufferin Gate Loop.
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