Special events affecting transit services this weekend — Saturday, August 7 and Sunday, August 8 — 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 — 2 Barton, 7 Locke.
- Lindsay Transit — Green.
- Toronto Transit Commission — 29 Dufferin, 92 Woodbine South.
The Saturday, August 7 events affecting transit services include: ActiveTO; the Georgetown Farmers Market; the Lindsay Farmers Market; Open Streets - Barton; Peterborough Regional Farmers Market; Saturdays Un-Locked; and a Toronto FC match.
The Sunday, August 8 event affecting transit service includes: ActiveTO.
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, August 7, 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
Hamilton events affecting transit services this weekend include:
- Open Streets - Barton (August 7); and
- Saturdays Un-Locked (August 7).
Open Streets - Barton
From 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. Saturday, August 7, the City of Hamilton is closing
- Barton Street East between Wentworth Street North and Victoria Avenue North
to accommodate the Barton Village Business Improvement Area’s event.
The Hamilton Street Railway is detouring buses, while the street is closed.
2 Barton
From 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. Saturday, August 7, inbound buses operate along their regular route to Barton Street East and Wentworth Street North, then detour:
southward along Wentworth North;
westward along Cannon Street East; and then
northward along Victoria Avenue North to Barton East,
resuming their regular route westward along Barton.Inbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Barton Street East at Wentworth Street North, St. Matthews Avenue and Emerald Street North.
Instead, inbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Barton Street East east of the driveway for Fire Station #8,
- on Wentworth Street North at Cannon Street East,
- on Cannon Street East at Smith Avenue, Emerald Street North and Victoria Avenue North.
Outbound buses operate along their regular route to Barton Street East and Wellington Street North, then detour:
southward along Wellington North;
eastward along Wilson Street; and then
northward along Wentworth Street North to Barton East,
resuming their regular route eastward along Barton.Outbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Barton Street East beyond Wellington Street North and Victoria Avenue North and across from St. Matthews Avenue.
Instead, outbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Barton Street East at Wellington Street North,
- on Wilson Street beyond Wellington Street North, at Victoria Avenue North and Emerald Street North and across from Steven Street and
- on Wentworth Street North at Cannon Street East.
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, August 7, 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, August 2, 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, August 7, 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 (August 7, 8); and
- a Toronto FC match (August 7).
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.
The TTC is detouring buses, while the street is closed.
92 Woodbine South
From 6 a.m. Saturday, August 7 until 9 p.m. Sunday, August 8, 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
Saturday, August 7, 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 the New England Revolution 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 7, 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 Saturdays.
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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