(as of June 17, 2010)

Air Canada Centre is not within the security perimeter planned for the summit, but it is within the Traffic Zone for expected traffic and parking disruption. Anyone having a specific purpose and destination downtown will not be denied access, but engagement with officers may take some time and those seeking access are asked to exercise patience when doing so. Traffic disruptions will be significant in this area and members of the public are encouraged to allow plenty of time or to use public transit.

The following information is provided to help you understand the impact of security planning and to assist you with navigating downtown Toronto during the Summit. The information was collected from the official G20 website:

http://www.g8-g20isu.ca/g20/index-eng.htm

For Air Canada Centre patron drop-off, please be directed to Gate 6, located on Bremner Blvd. northbound off of Lakeshore Blvd westbound. For any other further information regarding Air Canada Centre events please contact our Fan Service department at 416-815-5982.


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Security Zones
There will be an area around the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in which vehicle and pedestrian traffic is controlled. As with most international summits, security fencing will be used to secure this area.

Members of the public who have not received a Registration Card or who do not live or work in the area but require access into the security perimeter will have to present a piece of photo identification and clearly articulate a specific purpose and destination to be allowed through. This process may take some time and those seeking access into the security perimeter are asked to exercise patience when doing so.


Traffic into Downtown
To keep traffic flowing as efficiently as possible, a Traffic Zone has been designated - bordered by King Street, Yonge Street, Queens Quay and Spadina Avenue. This zone is not a fence; it is the point at which vehicular traffic will engage with a Toronto Police Service officer. Roadways within this area will experience closures or restrictions.

Routes in and out of the downtown area - including the 400-series Highways, the Gardiner Expressway, the Queen Elizabeth Way and Lakeshore Boulevard - will not be closed. However, there will be intermittent restrictions on Highway 427 and the Gardiner Expressway to accommodate motorcade travel to and from the airport.

On Saturday, June 26, the following restrictions will be ongoing throughout the day and significant traffic disruption is anticipated.


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Lane reductions on Highway 401 eastbound collectors to Highway 427 southbound at Renforth Avenue: expect significant delays.
Highway 427 southbound collector lanes: expect periodic full closures and significant delays.

Highway 427 southbound express ramp to the eastbound Gardiner Expressway: expect periodic full closures and significant delays.
Southbound Highway 427 traffic will be required to exit to westbound QEW during these periods.

The eastbound QEW/Gardiner Expressway: expect periodic full closures and significant delays during these periods. At Highway 427, all eastbound traffic will be re-routed to Highway 427 northbound. The eastbound York, Bay, Yonge Streets exit will be closed.

Highway 401 eastbound ramp to Renforth Avenue and the on-ramps from Renforth Avenue to Highway 427 southbound will also experience periodic closures.

Highway 27 southbound will be periodically closed at the 401 overpass during periods when Highway 427 southbound collector lanes are closed. During these periods there will be no access to Highway 427 collector lanes from Highway 27: expect significant delays.

There will be no access from Highway 427 southbound express to Holiday Drive and Burnhamthorpe Road.

All traffic management details are subject to change. Members of the public can expect significant traffic disruptions in the downtown area and are encouraged to take public transit and listen to their local media for the latest information.


Downtown Traffic Strategy


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The Gardiner Expressway will not be closed. However, there will be intermittent restrictions to accommodate motorcade travel. On Saturday, June 26, 2010, the eastbound York, Bay, Yonge Streets exit will be closed.

Lakeshore Boulevard will not be closed. However, there will be lane restrictions between Bay Street and Bremner Boulevard to accommodate a pedestrian walkway. There will be officers posted at three ""cuts"" in this walkway to facilitate vehicle access. These gaps will be at: the entrance to the ACC/Maple Leaf Square underground, Bremner Boulevard and the exit from the ACC/Maple Leaf Square underground.

Other roadways within the area of King Street, Yonge Street, Queens Quay and Spadina Avenue will experience closures or restrictions. Parking in this area will be severely restricted. Members of the public should note changes to parking signs in the area and failure to adhere to these changes could mean a relocation of your vehicle. Please call 416-808-2222 if your vehicle has been relocated.

If you are travelling to an area within:
Front Street West to the north
Lakeshore Boulevard West to the south
Bay Street to the west
Yonge Street to the east

Vehicle traffic will not be permitted on Bay Street north of Lakeshore Boulevard West. The only authorized traffic permitted past this point will be: GO Buses entering to the GO Bus Terminal; traffic dropping off or picking up patrons from Union Station the temporary Kiss & Ride in front of # 1 Front Street West; and taxis using the temporary taxi stand on the eastbound lanes in front of # 1 Front Street West.

Motorists entering this area should use the intersection of Bay Street and Lakeshore Boulevard to enter.

At this location, you will meet with officers and advise them of your intended destination. If appropriate you will be directed to travel northbound on Bay Street. When leaving this area you will have to exit eastbound onto Yonge Street.

The map above illustrates this traffic management strategy. People travelling to this area in the days leading up and including the Summit weekend should expect significant delays.

This strategy will come into effect when perimeter security has been implemented. Members of the public are encouraged to listen to their local media for the latest information. All traffic management details are subject to change.


Union Station
Union Station will be open during the G20 Summit. However, from the evening of Friday, June 25, 2010 to Sunday, June 27, 2010, exits to Front Street will not be in use. Travelers will have to exit using the east or west side of Union Station. In addition, the Blue Route between Union Station and Air Canada Centre will be open.
During this time, no vehicle traffic will be permitted on Front Street, west of Bay Street. A temporary "Kiss & Ride" and a temporary "Taxi Stand" will be located on Front Street east of Bay Street. Motorists wishing to access these locations should approach northbound on Bay Street from Lakeshore Boulevard West.
Traffic disruptions will be significant in this area and members of the public are encouraged to use public transit or the pedestrian walkways to go into or leave Union Station.


Public Transit
The TTC is operating regular service during the G20 Summit. There are no planned service restrictions to the subway and only a few surface routes will be on diversion from the evening of Friday, June 25 to Sunday, June 27, 2010, unless security dictates otherwise.
The 6 Bay and 72A Pape routes will be on diversion during the entire summit. The 97B Yonge and 503 streetcar route will be on diversion on June 25, as those two routes do not operate on weekends. As well, both the 509 and 510 streetcars will not be stopping at Queen's Quay station.

Any changes to TTC services will communicated as soon as possible and customers are encouraged to register for TTC E-Alerts, visit www.ttc.ca, and listen to their local media for the most up to date information in the event of unplanned disruptions.

GO Transit will be operating regular services during the G20 Summit.
Any changes that may be implemented to GO Transit services will be communicated as soon as possible and regular users of the system are encouraged to listen to their local media and visit www.gotransit.com for the most up to date information.

VIA Rail Canada will operate its regular train schedule for the period of Saturday, June 26 to Sunday, June 27, 2010. VIA Rail wishes to advise customers planning to travel by train to or from Toronto during this period that both departing and arriving trains may be delayed and to plan their travel accordingly. As more information becomes available, VIA will post updates on www.viarail.ca.

Customers are encouraged to visit this website before their travel dates for the latest information.


PATH
The underground PATH system will be closed from the evening of Friday, June 25, 2010 to Sunday, June 27, 2010 and will reopen for its regular hours of operation on Monday, June 28, 2010.


Parking
From Friday, June 25, 2010 to Sunday, June 27, 2010, there will be heightened enforcement of parking in the downtown area, particularly for the area surrounded by Queen Street, Yonge Street, Lakeshore Boulevard and Spadina Avenue.
There will be extremely limited parking to no parking available on the majority of streets within this area. In addition, there will be no parking on streets that have been closed to accommodate parades and protests.

All parking regulations for No Parking, No Standing and No Stopping will be strictly enforced. Vehicles may be tagged and/or towed. Members of the public who find their vehicle has been towed are encouraged to call 416-808-2222 for further information.

As of June 8th,
• The Green P lot at 45 Bay Street will be open.
• The Impark lot at 25 York will be closed.
• The parking area at 15 York/Maple Leaf Square will be open.
• The parking lot at the corner of Harbour and Bay Street is still to be determined.

Please note that the status of these parking lots are subject to change due to security activities and these are private enterprises unrelated to Air Canada Centre and its management team and beyond our control or influence.