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TORONTO 2015 PAN AM/PARAPAN AM GAMES’ ROAD CLOSURES

TORONTO 2015 PAN AM/PARAPAN AM GAMES’ ROAD CLOSURES

All closure and reopening timings are subject to change.

Wednesday, July 8: 60-minute training closure

· 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.: Closure of Lake Shore Boulevard, from Ontario Place to Parkside Drive, for triathlon athletes to familiarize themselves with the course.

Thursday, July 9: 60-minute training closure

· 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.: Closure of Lake Shore Boulevard, from Ontario Place to Parkside Drive, for triathlon athletes to familiarize themselves with the course.

Friday, July 10: construction closure for temporary structures (Transition zone, finish gantry, etc.)

* 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Curb lane of eastbound traffic on Lake Shore Boulevard between British Columbia Drive and Ontario Place parking lots.

* 10 p.m.: Full closure of eastbound Lake Shore Boulevard between British Columbia Drive and Ontario Place parking lots.

Saturday, July 11: triathlon competition (women’s) Race runs from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

* 1 a.m.: Full closure of Lake Shore Boulevard between Parkside Drive and Ontario Place parking lots.

* Lake Shore Boulevard between Parkside Drive and Net Drive (one eastbound lane) will remain open using a counterflow system (no through traffic – local access only) so that businesses and residents have access.

* 2 p.m.: Full reopening of all westbound lanes on Lake Shore Boulevard.

Sunday, July 12: triathlon competition (men’s) Race runs from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

* 1 a.m.: Full closure of Lake Shore Boulevard between Parkside Drive and Ontario Place parking lots.

* Lake Shore Boulevard between Parkside Drive and Net Drive (one eastbound lane) will remain open using a counterflow system (no through traffic – local access only) so that businesses and residents have access.

* 2 p.m.: Full reopening of all eastbound and westbound lanes on Lake Shore Boulevard.

Saturday, July 18: marathon competition (women’s) Race runs from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m.

* Midnight: Full closure of roads in High Park (Colborne Lodge Drive, Centre Road, West Road, Spring Road and High Park Boulevard) to vehicular traffic.

* 1 a.m.: Full closure of Lake Shore Boulevard from Parkside Drive to Strachan Avenue. Full closure of Parkside Drive between Lake Shore Boulevard and High Park Road.

* Lake Shore Boulevard between Parkside Drive and Net Drive (one eastbound lane) will remain open using a counterflow system (no through traffic – local access only) so that businesses and residents have access.

* 2 p.m.: Full reopening of all eastbound and westbound lanes on Lake Shore Boulevard, Parkside Drive and roads in High Park mentioned above.

Sunday, July 19: race walk (men’s and women’s 20-kilometre race)

Race runs from 7 a.m. to noon

* 1 a.m.: Full closure of all eastbound and westbound lanes on Lake Shore Boulevard between British Columbia Drive and Strachan Avenue.

Local access only past Strachan Avenue. All others, including spectators, will need to show their Games event ticket to gain access beyond this point.

* 2 p.m.: Full reopening of all eastbound and westbound lanes on Lake Shore Boulevard.

Friday, July 24: Two-hour road cycling and marathon training closure

* Midnight: Full closure of roads in High Park (Colborne Lodge Drive, Centre Road, West Road, Spring Road and High Park Boulevard) to vehicular traffic. Closure remains in place until 6 a.m.

on Sunday, July 26.

* 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.: Road closures for athletes to familiarize themselves with the course

o The closures will affect eastbound and westbound lanes on Lake Shore Boulevard from Parkside Drive to Strachan Avenue, Parkside Drive, westbound lanes of the Queensway between Colborne Lodge Drive and Ellis Avenue (two-way traffic will run in the eastbound lanes), Ellis Avenue, Ellis Park Road, Olympus Avenue, Harcroft Road, and eastbound on Bloor Street between Harcroft and Parkside Drive.

Saturday, July 25: marathon competition (men’s) and cycling – road race (men’s and women’s) Marathon runs from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m., with road cycling following from 1 p.m. to 8:45 p.m.

* Continuing full closure of roads in High Park (Colborne Lodge Drive, Centre Road, West Road, Spring Road and High Park Boulevard) to vehicular traffic. Closure remains in place until 6 a.m. on Sunday, July 26.

* 1 a.m.: The closures will affect eastbound and westbound lanes on Lake Shore Boulevard from Parkside Drive to Strachan Avenue, Parkside Drive, westbound lanes of the Queensway between

Colborne Lodge Drive and Ellis Avenue (two-way traffic will run in the eastbound lanes), Ellis Avenue, Ellis Park Road, Olympus Avenue, Harcroft Road, and eastbound on Bloor Street between Harcroft and Parkside Drive.

* Lake Shore Boulevard between Parkside Drive and Net Drive (one eastbound lane) will remain open using a counterflow system (no through traffic – local access only) so that businesses and residents have access.

* 10 p.m.: Reopening of all roads except Lake Shore Boulevard between British Columbia Drive and Strachan Avenue.

Sunday, July 26: race walk (men’s 50-kilometre race)

Race runs from 7 a.m. to noon

* Continuing full closure of roads in High Park (Colborne Lodge Drive, Centre Road, West Road, Spring Road and High Park Boulevard) to vehicular traffic. Closure remains in place until 6 a.m. today.

* Continuing full closure of all eastbound and westbound lanes on Lake Shore Boulevard between British Columbia Drive and Strachan Avenue.

Local access only past Strachan Avenue. All others, including spectators, will need to show their Games event ticket to gain access beyond this point.

* 2 p.m.: Full reopening of all eastbound and westbound lanes on Lake Shore Boulevard.

Friday, August 7: two-hour Parapan Am road cycling training closure

* Full closure of roads in High Park (Colborne Lodge Drive, Centre Road, West Road, Spring Road and High Park Boulevard) to vehicular traffic. Closure remains in place until 6 p.m. on Saturday, August 8.

* 10 a.m.: The closures will affect eastbound and westbound lanes on Lake Shore Boulevard, Parkside Drive, westbound lanes of the Queensway between Colborne Lodge Drive and Ellis Avenue (two-way traffic will run in the eastbound lanes), Ellis Avenue, Ellis Park Road, and eastbound on Bloor Street between Ellis Park Road and Parkside Drive.

* Lake Shore Boulevard between Parkside Drive and Net Drive (one eastbound lane) will remain open using a counterflow system (no through traffic – local access only) so that businesses and residents have access.

* 12 p.m.: Full reopening of roads except in High Park as mentioned above.

Saturday, August 8: Parapan Am cycling – road race (men’s and women’s) Race runs from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

* Continuing closure of roads in High Park (Colborne Lodge Drive, Centre Road, West Road, Spring Road and High Park Boulevard) to vehicular traffic. Closure remains in place until 6 p.m. today.

* 1 a.m.: The closures will take affect eastbound and westbound lanes on Lake Shore Boulevard from Parkside Drive to Strachan Avenue, Parkside Drive, westbound lanes of the Queensway between Colborne Lodge Drive and Ellis Avenue (two-way traffic will run in the eastbound lanes), Ellis Avenue, Ellis Park Road, and eastbound on Bloor Street between Ellis Park Road and Parkside Drive.

* Lake Shore Boulevard between Parkside Drive and Net Drive (one eastbound lane) will remain open using a counterflow system (no through traffic – local access only) so that businesses and residents have access.

* 6 p.m.: Full reopening of all roads.

TTC

TTC was stopped in rush hour for an hour ...

Thanks, Toronto City Council for not building any new subways in the last 30 years.

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This is your monitor with the RED burned out ...

TTC

I walk 15 minutes to the subway station this morning in the rain.
When I get there, the subway is not moving.
There are a million people in the station and no announcements as to what is going on.
I check my iPhone: all subways are not moving and there are no shuttle buses.
The TTC website says that there is "a communication problem".
I walk home in the rain.
10 seconds after I arrive, the TTC website says that the subways are running again.
I walk back to the subway in the rain again and arrive at work an hour late and soaking wet.
On the subway, someone has ripped down a poster where the TTC is boasting about how great they are.

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up a blind alley ...

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 you are lost /
you are at a dead end /
you went the wrong way /
you don't know what to do.

dinosaur ...

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