Special events affecting transit services this weekend — Friday, August 20, Saturday, August 21 and Sunday, August 22 — take place in the Georgetown area of Halton Hills, Hamilton, the Lindsay area of Kawartha Lakes, Peterborough, St. Catharines 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.
- St. Catharines Transit Commission — 303 Pelham Road; 310 Glenridge - Pen Centre; 315 West St. Catharines; 316 Brock - Glenridge; 317 Bunting - Linwell; 410 Glenridge - Pen Centre (evenings / weekends); 415 West St. Catharines (evenings / weekends); 416 Brock - Glenridge (evenings / weekends); 417 Bunting - Lakeshore (evenings / weekends).
- Toronto Transit Commission — 92 Woodbine South.
The Friday, August 20 event affecting transit services includes: Weekend Pedestrian Zones.
The Saturday, August 21 events affecting transit services include: ActiveTO; the Georgetown Farmers Market; the Lindsay Farmers Market; Peterborough Regional Farmers Market; Saturdays Un-Locked; a Toronto FC match; and Weekend Pedestrian Zones.
The Sunday, August 22 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 21, 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, August 21, 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 21, 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 21, 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.
St. Catharines
Weekend Pedestrian Zones
Friday and Saturday afternoons until October 9, the City of St. Catharines is closing
- St. Paul Street between William and Carlisle Streets and
- James Street between St. Paul and King Streets
to accommodate the St. Catharines Downtown Association’s weekly pedestrian-only events.
The St. Catharines Transit Commission is detouring buses, while the streets are closed.
316 / 415 **Brock / Glenridge
From 4 until 10 p.m. Friday, August 20 and Saturday, August 21, inbound buses operate along their regular routes to Westchester Crescent and St. Paul Street, then detour:
northward along Ontario Street;
eastward along King Street;
southward along Academy Street; and then
westward into Downtown St. Catharines Terminal,
ending their trips.Inbound buses skip their regular stops
- on St. Paul Street across from Queen and James Streets.
Outbound buses operate along their regular routes.
417 Bunting - Lakeshore
317 Bunting - Linwell
Inbound buses operate along their regular routes.
From 4 until 10 p.m. Friday, August 20 and Saturday, August 21, **outbound buses start their trips in Downtown St. Catharines Terminal, then proceed:
northward along Carlisle Street;
westward along King Street; and then
southward along Ontario Street to St. Paul Street,
resuming their regular routes southward along Westchester Crescent.
310 / 410 **Glenridge / Pen Centre
From 4 until 10 p.m. Friday, August 20 and Saturday, August 21, inbound buses operate along their regular routes to Westchester Crescent and St. Paul Street, then detour:
northward along Ontario Street;
eastward along King Street;
southward along Academy Street; and then
westward into Downtown St. Catharines Terminal,
ending their trips.Inbound buses skip their regular stops
- on St. Paul Street across from Queen and James Streets.
Outbound buses operate along their regular routes.
303 Pelham Road
315 / 415 West St. Catharines
Inbound buses operate along their regular routes.
From 4 until 10 p.m. Friday, August 20 and Saturday, August 21, **outbound buses start their trips in Downtown St. Catharines Terminal, then proceed:
northward along Carlisle Street;
westward along King Street; and then
southward along Ontario Street to St. Paul Street,
resuming their regular routes westward along St. Paul.
Toronto
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 21 until 9 p.m. Sunday, August 22, 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.
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