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The Saturday, March 19 event affecting transit services include: a Major League Soccer match.

The Sunday, March 20 events affecting transit services include: the Achilles Canada St. Patrick’s Day Race; and the St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

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The events affect these routes:

• TTC — 13 Avenue Rd; 19 Bay; 29 Dufferin; 94 Wellesley; 72B Pape via Commissioners and Queens Quay; 121 Esplanade - River; 329 Dufferin overnight; 501 Queen; 501H Queen - Humber shuttle buses; 501L Queen - Long Branch shuttle buses; 505 Dundas; 506 Carlton.

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Toronto

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Major League Soccer match

From 12:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. Saturday, March 19, Exhibition Place is closing various streets in its grounds to accommodate crowds of Toronto FC fans before, during and after its match with DC United at BMO Field.

The TTC is shortening the path for buses, while the streets are closed.

29 Dufferin
329 Dufferin overnight

From 12:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. Saturday, March 19, 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.

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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Achilles Canada St. Patrick’s Day 5K Run / Walk

The City of Toronto is closing traffic lanes on several streets in downtown Toronto on from 9 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Sunday to accommodate the annual run, including:

• Bremner Boulevard, westbound lanes, between Lower Spadina Avenue and Lower Simcoe Street;
• Clarence Square, between Wellington Street West and Spadina Avenue;
• Lower Spadina Avenue and Spadina Avenue, northbound lanes between Bremner Boulevard and Clarence Square; and
• Wellington Street West, between Clarence Square and Yonge Street.

Registration fees support Achilles Canada, a non-profit organization that allows people with disabilities to benefit from running.

The event affects TTC services.

19 Bay

From about 9 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Sunday, March 20, southbound buses operate along their regular route to Bay Street and King Street West, then detour:

eastward along King Streets West and East;
southward along Church Street;
westward along Wellington Street East;
southward along Yonge Street; and then
westward along Front Street East to Bay,
resuming their regular route southward along Bay.

Southbound buses skip their regular stops

• on Bay Street at King, Wellington and Front Streets West.

Instead, southbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops

• on King Street West beyond Bay Street,
• on King Street East beyond Yonge Street and
• on Church Street at Wellington Street East.

Northbound buses operate along their regular route to Bay Street and Front Street West, then detour:

eastward along Front Streets West and East;
northward along Church Street; and then
eastward along King Streets East and West to Bay,
resuming their regular route northward along Bay.

Northbound buses skip their regular stops

• on Bay Street at Wellington and King Streets West.

Instead, northbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops

• on Front Street West beyond Bay Street and at River Street,
• on King Street East beyond Church Street and
• on King Street West beyond Yonge Street.

The St. Patrick’s Day Parade also affects service along this route Sunday, March 20.

121 Esplanade - River

From about 9 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Sunday, March 17, westbound buses operate along their regular route to The Esplanade and Yonge Street, then detour:

southward along Yonge;
westward along Queens Quay West; and then
northward along Bay Street to Front Street West,
resuming their regular route eastward along Front West.

Westbound buses skip their regular stop

• on Yonge Street at Front Street East.

Instead, westbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops

• on Bay Street beyond Queens Quay West and at Lake Shore Boulevard West.

Eastbound buses operate along their regular route to Front Street West and Yonge Street, then detour:

southward along Yonge to The Esplanade,
resuming their regular route eastward along The Esplanade.

Eastbound buses skip their regular stop

• on Church Street at The Esplanade.

72B Pape via Commissioners and Queens Quay

From about 9 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Sunday, March 17, westbound buses operate along their regular route to Yonge and Front Streets, then detour:

westward along Front Street West to Bay Street,
ending their trips.

Westbound buses skip their regular stops

• on Yonge Street at Front Street East and
• on Bay Street at Front Street West.

Eastbound buses start their trips on Front Street West at Bay Street, then proceed:

along their regular route southward along Bay.

Eastbound buses skip their regular stop

• on Bay Street at Front Street West.

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St. Patrick’s Day Parade

The City of Toronto is closing

• Harbord Street between Huron and St. George Streets,
• Hoskin Avenue between St. George Street and Queen’s Park Crescent West

and other streets near the St. George Campus of the University of Toronto from about 8 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Sunday, while organizers set up the annual parade.

The parade starts from St. George Street and Bloor Street West at noon. As it reaches the various parts of its route and then clears the streets after it passes by, the City is closing and then reopening streets in downtown Toronto from noon until about 3 p.m., including

• Bloor Street West between St. George and Yonge Streets,
• Yonge Street between Bloor and Queen Streets,
• Queen Street West between Yonge Street and University Avenue and
• University Avenue, northbound lanes between Queen and Dundas Streets West.

The TTC is detouring transit services during the event.

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13 Avenue Rd

From 8 a.m. until about 3:30 p.m. Sunday, March 20, southbound buses operate along their regular route to Avenue and Davenport Roads, then detour:

westward along Davenport and Dupont Street;
southward along St. George Street;
eastward along Prince Arthur Avenue; and then
southward into St George Station bus terminal,
ending their trips.

Southbound buses skip their regular stops

• on Avenue Road at Boswell Avenue, across from Yorkville Avenue and at Bloor Street West,
• on Queen’s Park across from Charles Street West [beside Museum Station],
• on Queen’s Park Crescent West at Hoskin Avenue and beside Hart House and the University of Toronto Library and
• on Queen’s Park Crescent East north of College Street.

Instead, southbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops

• on Davenport Road beyond Avenue Road, beside #250 Davenport and at Bedford Road,
• on St. George Street at Bernard and Lowther Avenues and
• in St George Station bus terminal.

Northbound buses start their trips in St George Station bus terminal, then proceed:

northward along Bedford Road;
westward along Prince Arthur Avenue;
northward along St George Street; and then
eastward along Dupont Street and Davenport Road to Avenue Road,
resuming their regular route northward along Avenue.

Northbound buses skip their regular stops

• on Queen’s Park Crescent East beyond College Street, at Wellesley Street West and beyond St. Joseph Street,
• on Queen’s Park beyond Charles Street West [beside Museum Station],
• on Avenue Road beyond Bloor Street West, across from Lowther and Boswell Avenues and at Davenport Road.

Instead, northbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops

• in St George Station bus terminal,
• on St. George Street at Lowther and Bernard Avenues and
• on Dupont Street at Davenport Road.

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19 Bay

(Unofficial) The TTC has not announced detours for this route during the parade. We’ve based this part of the post on information the TTC posted about detours during the 2019 parade.

From 8 a.m. until about 3:30 p.m. Sunday, March 20, southbound buses likely operate along their regular route to Davenport Road and Bay Street, then detour:

eastward along Davenport;
east- and southward along Church Street;
westward along Richmond Streets East and West to Bay,
resuming their regular route southward along Bay.

Southbound buses skip their regular stops

• on Bay Street at Bloor Street West, beyond Charles Street West, at St. Joseph Street, beyond Wellesley Street West, at Grosvenor and College Streets, Gerrard Street West, Elm Street, Dundas Street West, Hagerman Street, Nathan Phillips Square and Queen Street West.

Instead, southbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at a temporary stop

• on Davenport Road at Yonge Street.

Northbound buses likely operate along their regular route to Bay Street and Adelaide Street West, then detour:

eastward along Adelaide West and East;
north- and eastward along Church Street; and then
eastward along Davenport Road to Bay,
resuming their regular route northeastward along Davenport.

Northbound buses skip their regular stops

• on Bay Street beyond Adelaide Street West, at Queen Street West and Albert Street, across from Hagerman Street, at Dundas Street West and Elm Street, beyond Gerrard Street West and at College and Grosvenor Streets, Wellesley Street West, St. Joseph Street, Charles Street West and Cumberland Street.

The Achilles Canada St. Patrick’s Day Run / Walk also affects service along this route Sunday, March 20.

506 Carlton

Buses operate along their regular route.

As the parade passes Yonge and Carlton / College Streets, from about noon until 3 p.m. Sunday, March 10, Toronto Police Service officers and TTC supervisors direct streetcars through gaps in the parade. Passengers should expect some delays until the parade clears the intersection.

505 Dundas

Streetcars operate along their regular route.

As the parade passes Yonge and Dundas Streets, from about noon until 3 p.m. Sunday, March 10, Toronto Police Service officers and TTC supervisors direct streetcars through gaps in the parade. Passengers should expect some delays until the parade clears the intersection.

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501 Queen
501H Queen - Humber shuttle buses
501L Queen - Long Branch shuttle buses

From noon until about 3:30 p.m. Sunday, March 10, eastbound streetcars operate along their regular route to Queen Street West and Spadina Avenue, then detour:

southward along Spadina;
eastward along King Streets West and East; and then
northward along Parliament Street to Queen East,
resuming their regular route eastward along Queen.

Eastbound cars skip their regular stops

• on Queen Street West at Peter and John Streets, University Avenue, York, Bay and Yonge Streets and
• on Queen Street East at Victoria, Church, Jarvis, Sherbourne, Ontario and Parliament Streets.

Instead, eastbound cars drop off and pick up passengers at temporary stops

• on Spadina Avenue beyond Queen Street West and at King Street West,
• on King Street West beyond Spadina Avenue, Blue Jays Way, John Street, University Avenue and Bay Street,
• on King Street East beyond Yonge, Church and Jarvis Streets and at Sherbourne, Ontario and Parliament Streets and
• on Parliament Street at Adelaide and Queen Streets East.

Westbound streetcars reverse the eastbound detour routing.

Westbound cars skip their regular stops

• on Queen Street East at Ontario, Sherbourne, Jarvis Church, Victoria and Yonge Streets and
• on Queen Street West at Bay Street, across from York Street, at University Avenue, at St. Patrick, John and Soho Streets and Spadina Avenue.

Instead, westbound cars drop off and pick up passengers at temporary stops

• on Parliament Street at Richmond, Adelaide and King Streets East,
• on King Street East at Ontario and Sherbourne Streets and beyond Jarvis and Church Streets,
• on King Street West beyond Yonge and Bay Streets, University Avenue and John and Peter Streets and
• on Spadina Avenue beyond King Street West and at Richmond Street West.

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94 Wellesley

From 8 a.m. until about 3 p.m. Sunday, March 20, the TTC splits the service into two routes:

• East — between Castle Frank and Wellesley stations; and
• West — between Ossington Station and Queen’s Park.

These eastbound route 94 stops receive no transit service from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. Sunday:

• on Wellesley Street West beside the Ontario Legislature, beyond Queen’s Park Crescent East and at Bay and Yonge Streets.

These westbound route 94 stops receive no transit service from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. Sunday:

• on Wellesley Street West at Bay Street and Queen’s Park Crescent East,
• on Queen’s Park Crescent West at Hoskin Avenue,
• on Hoskin Avenue beside Trinity College and at St. George Street and
• on Harbord Street at Spadina Avenue.

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In the east end of the route, westbound buses start their trips in Castle Frank Station bus terminal, then proceed:

westward along Bloor Street East;
southward along Parliament Street;
westward along Wellesley Street East; and then
northward into Wellesley Station bus terminal,
ending their trips.

Eastbound buses reverse the westbound routing.

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In the west end of the route, eastbound buses operate along their regular route to Hoskin Avenue and Queen’s Park Crescent West,
ending their trips.

Westbound buses start their trips eastbound on Hoskin Avenue at Queen’s Park Crescent West, then proceed:

southward along Queen’s Park West and Queen’s Park;
westward along College Street; and then
northward along Spadina Avenue and Crescent to Harbord Street,
resuming their regular route westward along Harbord.

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