Weekend events with road closures in Toronto

City of Toronto Media Relations has issued the following:

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News Release:  September 4, 2014

Weekend events with road closures in Toronto

Various special events in Toronto this weekend will involve road closures. Residents and visitors are encouraged to come out and enjoy these events. Businesses in the areas affected are open to pedestrian traffic but some roads will be closed to vehicles.

Festivals and other special events are important to the city, injecting hundreds of millions of dollars annually into Toronto’s economy, and they are enjoyed each year by local residents.

In addition to road closures related to special events, a significant amount of road work is taking place in the city. People are encouraged to take public transit as a greener, faster and more affordable way of getting to their destinations.

Those who need to drive in the general vicinity of special events should allow extra time to get to and from their destination. A more complete list of road work is available at http://www.toronto.ca/torontostreets/. 

In addition, the City's T.O. INview map at http://www.toronto.ca/inview shows information about planned capital construction work taking place across the city.

Toronto International Film Festival – Thursday to Sunday closure King Street from Spadina Road to University Avenue: The creation of the Festival Village in connection with the Toronto International Film Festival has resulted in King Street being fully closed from today, September 4, until midnight on Sunday, September 7.

The Festival of Praise – Saturday closure The formation of the parade will result in Rosedale Valley Road being closed in both directions from the east side of Park Road to Bayview Avenue on Saturday, September 6 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The dispersal area for the parade will result in the closure of the northbound lanes of Queen's Park Crescent from College Street to Wellesley Street from 2 to 5 p.m.

Bloorcourt Arts and Crafts Fair – Saturday and Sunday closure Bloor Street West will be closed from Montrose Avenue to Dufferin Street from Saturday, September 6 at 7 a.m. to Sunday, September 7 to 1 a.m.

Taste of the Kingsway – Saturday and Sunday closure Bloor Street West from Prince Edward Drive North to Montgomery Road will be closed from Friday, September 5 at noon to Sunday, September 7 at 11 p.m. A series of full and partial road closures will also take place in the surrounding area to accommodate this event.

Cabbagetown Festival – Saturday and Sunday closure Parliament Street from Gerrard Street to Wellesley Street and Carlton Street from Parliament Street to Berkley Street will be closed in both directions on Saturday, September 6 from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. In addition, both streets will be closed in the same locations on Sunday, September 7 from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Bang and Olufsen Yorkville 5K Charity Fun Run/Walk and the Canadian 5K Road Race Championship – Sunday closure A series of road closures will take place in the area bounded by Davenport Road to the north, University Avenue/Queen's Park/Avenue Road to the west, Dundas Street to the south and Bay Street to the east on Sunday, September 7 from 8 a.m. to noon.

Toronto is Canada's largest city, the fourth largest in North America, and home to a diverse population of about 2.8 million people. It is a global centre for business, finance, arts and culture and is consistently ranked one of the world's most livable cities. Toronto is proud to be the Host City for the 2015 Pan American and Parapan American Games. For information on non-emergency City services and programs, Toronto residents, businesses and visitors can visit http://www.toronto.ca, call 311, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, or follow us @TorontoComms.

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Media contact: Steve Johnston, Strategic Communications, 416-392-4391, sjohnsto@toronto.ca