From 1 until 4 a.m. Tuesday, July 7, Wednesday, July 8 and Thursday, July 9, its crews are inspecting the wiring and other infrastructure in the Spadina Station streetcar terminal and tunnel.

It’s detouring streetcars along these routes, while the crews are working:

• 310 Spadina overnight; and
• 510 Spadina.

Shuttle buses replace the cars north of College.

^ Note that the map contains an error. Streetcars along the 310 / 510 Spadina routes currently don’t operate along Queens Quay West, due to service changes supporting FIFA World Cup activities.

• resurfacing the roadway;
• installing one-way cycle tracks on both sides of the road in the boulevard;
• installing TTC priority measures;
• improving pedestrian safety;
• installing new streetscaping; and
• upgrading traffic signals.

Starting 7 a.m. Monday, July 7, the work zone restricts northbound traffic on Bathurst from turning left onto westbound Fisherville Road.

The TTC is detouring buses along this route, while the turn restrictions are in effect:

• 7 Bathurst.

This phase of construction on Bathurst south of Steeles West and the resulting TTC detour continue until July 10

• the intersection of Danforth Avenue with Dawes Road. After removing the tracks, crews will install a concrete road base and pave the roadway.

The work zone restricts left turns from Danforth onto Dawes. The TTC is detouring buses along this route, while turn restrictions are in effect:

• 23 Dawes.

Construction at Danforth / Dawes and the resulting TTC detour continues until July 10 (5 a.m.).

• 503 Kingston Rd.

Toronto Water crews are apparently working in the area of Kingston Road and Victoria Park Avenue, but the transit agency hasn’t specified the exact site.

On the other hand, the TTC has also announced that its crews are “conducting urgent in-ground lubricator upgrades / replacement inside Bingham streetcar loop.” It explains that “these repairs are part of TTC’s preventative maintenance program to ensure safe and reliable streetcar operations. Work will involve some excavations inside the streetcar loop.”

The TTC hasn’t announced detours for buses along other routes in the area, including 12 Kingston Rd, 117 Birchmount South, 316 Kingston Rd - McCowan overnight, 322 Coxwell overnight or 324 Victoria Park overnight. However, since construction is occurring only on the south side of the loop, buses along route 322 likely follow the same detour path as “daytime” buses along route 503.

Toronto Water activity near Kingston / Victoria Park, TTC repairs in Bingham Loop and the resulting detour continue until July 13.

On our YouTube video channel, we’ve had our historic footage videos, and we’ve had our frenetic timelapses. How about now we slow things right down, at least for a little while?

On January 9, 2026, while filming footage for the Union Rush Timelapse video, I parked myself on the bridge between the north and south wings of the Metro Convention Center, set my camera against a west-facing window, and just let things roll. For the next half hour, there was at least one train in view.

This is the opposite of a timelapse video. This footage is shown unedited and at normal speed, and we do nothing but sit and watch the trains rumble by. If that’s your jam, sit back and enjoy the sights and ambient sounds looking west along the Union railway corridor as the sun sets on another busy day.

• 522 Markham local.

Buses operate along their regular path to Eureka Street at Euclid Street, then detour:

along their regular path eastward along Euclid.

Buses skip their regular stop

• at Unionville Commons.

Construction at Unionville Commons and the resulting YRT detour continue until further notice.

GO Transit and the TTC are revising services or adding extra service to get fans to and from the match and the Fan Festival.

^ Image: Craig Adderly.

The TTC, GO Transit and other transit agencies in the Greater Golden Horseshoe area are adjusting their schedules this Wednesday, July 1 — Canada Day.

YRT explains that, “In November 2025, York Regional Council approved the 2026 budget which includes a three per cent transit fare increase effective… July 1, 2026. The fare increase will help cover rising operating costs due to high inflation and help support the cost of delivering service to the Region. Over the next several years, transit will continue to make investments to improve service for travellers.”

YRT fares, starting July 1

• Adults (Ages 20 to 64 years) - using PRESTO: $4.24
• Youth (Ages 13 to 19 years) - using PRESTO: $3.29
• Seniors (ages 65 years or older) - using PRESTO: $2.60
• Children (ages six to 12 years) - using PRESTO: $2.60
• Children (ages five years or younger) - Free.
• Cash, credit or debit: $4.65.

DRT explains that this fare increase is part of its “10-year strategy to invest in service enhancements, transition to a battery electric fleet, and offer new facilities and amenities.

DRT fares, starting July 1

• Adults

• Single-trip PRESTO tap: $3.84.
• Monthly PRESTO Pass: $138.24
• Cash (exact change only) and Open Payment (debit and credit card): $4.85.

• Youth (ages 13 to 19 years)

• Single trip PRESTO tap: $3.46
• Monthly PRESTO pass: $110.59.
• Cash (exact change only) and Open Payment (debit or credit card): $4.85.

• Seniors (ages 65 years or older)

• Single trip PRESTO tap: $2.53.
• Monthly PRESTO pass: $55.30.
• Cash (exact change only): $3.55.
• Open Payment (debit or credit card): $4.85.

• Children (ages 12 years or younger)

• Free.

• GO co-pay (transferring to or from GO Transit buses or trains)

• Free.

Oakville Transit fares, starting July 1:

• Cash: $4.
• GO co-fare (transferring to or from GO Transit buses or trains): Free.
• Adult pass: $147.
• PRESTO adult fare: $3.50.
• Seniors (ages 65 years and older): Free with valid PRESTO card.
• Youth (ages 13 to 19 years): Free with valid PRESTO card.
• Children (ages 12 years and younger): Free with valid PRESTO card.

Almost a hundred years ago, Rochester became the smallest city in North America to build a subway. Then, less than thirty years later, they abandoned it. But it wasn’t your usual subway. The City of Rochester built the subway on the old right-of-way of the Erie Canal to accommodate streetcars, interurbans, and freight railroads and get them off of downtown streets. Its operations were similar to the Newark City Subway, where suburban streetcars ran into the subway to continue downtown.

But following the Second World War, the private automobile ate into the subway’s ridership. In 1955, the City of Rochester announced that subway operations would close on June 30, 1956. Thanks to that warning period, railfans flocked to the city to ride the subway streetcars for the last time. Richard Glaze was among them, and he brought his 16mm film camera. Now, 70 years later, we’ve scanned his footage at 4K resolution, so you can relive those last days.

The biggest changes? It’s revising the paths for buses along these routes:

• 18 Dixie;
• 23 Sandalwood;
• 29 Williams;
• 51 Hereford;
• 58 Financial;
• 60 Mississauga Road; and
• 505 Züm Bovaird.

It’s also significantly decreasing the frequency of Monday-to-Friday service along route 505.