Over the long weekend, the City opened up a number of its roadways to make room for cyclists and pedestrians as part of its ActiveTO plan. This was done in an effort to keep residents in COVID lockdown healthy and active while also allowing appropriate space for physical socially distancing.
Through ActiveTO, the City is installing 57 kilometres of ‘quiet streets’ in different neighbourhoods where traffic calming measures, including signage and temporary barricades, will be erected to encourage drivers to slow down and create a roadway that “welcomes people who walk, run and bike.”
READ: City Opening Over 50 KM of ‘Quiet Streets’ Across Toronto
The City started installing quiet streets Thursday in Kensington Market, Shaughnessy Boulevard, and Havenbrook Boulevard. And over the weekend all eastbound lanes on Lake Shore Boulevard West between Windermere Avenue to Stadium Road; Bayview Avenue from Mill Street to Rosedale Valley Road, and River Street from Gerrard Street East to Bayview Avenue were open to people on foot and wheels.
From videos and photos shared on social media, people walked, ran, rollerbladed, skateboarded, and cycled along the various car-free roads, taking full advantage of the open space.
In case you weren't apart of the groups of people socially distancing while enjoying the city streets this weekend, here's a look at how some of the ActiveTO routes looked like.
