One special event, the Open Streets Toronto event, will involve the closure of parts of Bloor and Yonge Streets on Sunday.

City of Toronto Media Relations has issued the following:

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News Release:  September 2, 2015

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One special event, the Open Streets Toronto event, will involve the closure of parts of Bloor and Yonge Streets on Sunday.

Bloor Street between Christie Street/Grace Street and Parliament Street and Yonge Street between Bloor Street and Queen Street will be closed on Sunday, September 6 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

Vehicles will be able to cross Bloor Street at Christie, Grace, Bathurst, George, Bay, Church, Sherbourne and Parliament Streets, as well as at Avenue Road and Ted Rogers Way. Vehicles will be able to cross Yonge Street at Wellesley, College/Carlton, Gerrard, Dundas, Shuter and Queen Streets.

Residents and visitors are encouraged to come out and enjoy this event. 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 Torontos economy, and they are enjoyed each year by local residents.

In addition to road closures related to special events, there is a significant amount of road work 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.

The City has a web-based map to help residents and visitors make their travel plans, available at http://www.toronto.ca/roadrestrictions. 

In addition, T.O. INview, a map with information about capital construction work taking place across the city, can be accessed at http://www.toronto.ca/inview.

This release is also available on the City of Toronto website at http://ow.ly/RHdo9.

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. 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: Kris Scheuer, Strategic Communications, 416-392-4310, kscheue@toronto.ca