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King Street Service Changes During Toronto International Film Festival September 10-13, 2015 King Street West will be closed between Peter Street and University Avenue from Thursday, September 10 to Sunday, September 13, 2015 as Toronto celebrates the 40th Annual Toronto International Film Festival. This road closure requires several changes to the TTC 504 King streetcar and bus service. 504 King streetcar will be split into east and west sections. There will be no streetcar service between York Street and Bathurst Street. • East section: from Broadview Station, streetcars will travel west on King Street, south on Church Street, west on Wellington Street, north on York Street and east on King Street returning to Broadview Station. • West section: from Dundas West Station, streetcars will travel east on King Street, north on Bathurst Street to Bathurst Station returning to Dundas West Station via south on Bathurst Street and west on King Street. 504 King buses will be available to bridge service between York Street and Bathurst Street and will travel as follows: • Westbound: originating from King Street at Parliament Street, buses will travel west on King Street, north on University Avenue, west on Richmond Street West, south on Spadina Avenue, west on King Street and south on Dufferin Street to Dufferin Gates Loop. • Eastbound: originating from Dufferin Gates Loop, buses will travel north on Dufferin Street, east on King Street, north on Spadina Avenue, east on Adelaide Street West, south on University Avenue and east on King Street to Parliament Street. 304 King Streetcar Night Service will divert as follows: • Westbound: from King Street, north on York Street, west on Queen Street, south on Spadina Avenue, west on King Street to regular route. • Eastbound: from King Street to Spadina Avenue, north on Spadina Avenue, east on Queen Street, south on Church Street to King Street, east on King Street to regular route. 504 economy and international reputation as a world-class city. economy andinternationalreputationas aworld-class eventbenefittingToronto’s thankyouforyourpatienceduring thisimportant We 393-4636. (416) moreinformation,pleasevisitttc.ca orphone For TTC Ambassadorswillbeavailable tohelpcustomers. willbepositionedatkeyintersections toassistwithtrafficflowand Police Toronto W T o Dundas est Station Gates Loop T o Dufferin 504 304 Map Legend King St.W One WayRouting Road Closure Line 1Yonge-University 304 KingStreetcarNightDiversion 304 KingStreetcarRegularNightRouting 504 KingReplacementBus 504 KingStreetcarDiversion 504 KingStreetcarRegularRouting Richmond St.W Adelaide St.W taB hurs S t .t 504 . Station T o Bathurst . idapS naA v. W ellington St.W ST ANDREW OSGOODE University Av. UNION York St. Yonge St. KING QUEEN Church St. Queen St.E King St.E T . o B r o 504 a S d 504 304 t v a i Parliament St. t e i o w n .

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Dedicated Streetcar Lanes on the 504 King Route
MEETING DATE: April 11, 2001 SUBJECT: Dedicated Streetcar Lanes On The 504 King Route RECOMMENDATIONS It is recommended that the Commission: 1. Receive this report for information, noting that: • TTC staff are working with Toronto Transportation Services and City Planning to identify the best way of creating effective, dedicated streetcar lanes on King Street, while fully respecting the needs of the adjacent businesses; • two of the options under consideration at this time are: i) banning all traffic, except streetcars, taxis, and commercial vehicles, from King Street during the busiest traffic hours; and ii) a full-time, permanent solution, with physical modifications to the street, whereby through traffic would be banned at all times, but vehicles would still be able to access each block; and 1. Forward this report to Toronto Transportation Services and City Planning. FUNDING This report has no impact on the Commission’s operating or capital budgets. BACKGROUND At its meeting on February 16, 2001, the Commission considered the TTC's 2001 Operating Budget and approved Commissioner Miller's motion which included, …that staff be requested to report to the Commission regarding… significant transit priority measures for the surface system, in particular streetcars. This report provides a preliminary and partial response only, to that request, and summarizes the status of staff's efforts to provide greater priority for streetcars on King Street. The results of this work are expected to be generally applicable to other streetcar routes. DISCUSSION TTC staff are developing a comprehensive plan to improve transit operations throughout Toronto, identifying ways to make transit faster, more reliable and, ultimately, more competitive with the private automobile.
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