3 Major Toronto Roads Are Transforming Into Giant Sidewalks This Weekend

Perfect for running through the 6ix with your woes.

3 Major Toronto Roads Are Transforming Into Giant Sidewalks This Weekend
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The 6ix is bringing back some first wave vibes with several major road closures in Toronto coming up this weekend.

ActiveTO, a city program aimed at encouraging people to exercise outside during the pandemic, is coming back on Saturday, May 1, and Sunday, May 2, and major portions of three important Toronto roads are closing as a result.

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Bayview Avenue (between Front Street East and Rosedale Valley Road), River Street (Bayview Avenue to Spruce Street) and Lake Shore Boulevard East (Leslie Street to Woodbine Avenue, eastbound lanes only) will be closed off for pedestrian and cyclist use only.

"The weekend closures provided [space] for thousands of people to be active, respect physical distancing and contributed to the overall wellbeing of residents," the city said in a statement announcing the closures.

The city also said that it is exploring the option of closing Lake Shore Boulevard West on an upcoming weekend and that more details about that will be released soon.

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    Cormac O'Brien was an Associate Editor at Narcity Canada, covering all things exciting and trending about Canada. He has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and Journalism from the University of Victoria, where he served as the Editor-in-Chief of the campus newspaper and was awarded the BCYNA Community News Scholarship for his writing. He was also the producer and co-host of Now On Narcity, Narcity's flagship podcast.

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