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Liberty Village Transit First
Liberty Village is near the heart of soccer in the city! Toronto’s excellent transit options make it easy to reach Liberty Village watch parties, Toronto Stadium and fan zone celebrations. TTC subway, streetcars, and buses connect city neighbourhoods, while GO Transit provides fast regional service to Exhibition Place (quickly accessible by foot from Liberty Village) and Union Station. We encourage cycling and walking.
There will be street closures in the vicinity during the tournament. Driving is strongly discouraged.
Road closures and restrictions will be in effect for the duration of the tournament. Public transit, walking, and cycling are the fastest and most reliable options for arriving at a Liberty Village watch party designation, a match or in Toronto.
Match Location All matches in Toronto will take place at Toronto Stadium
Toronto Stadium Toronto Stadium, located within Exhibition Place, will be the focal point of the Tournament. Exhibition Place is a 192-acre site that contains conference centres, theatre and music buildings, monuments, sports facilities, and several historic sites. Exhibition Place hosts numerous special events annually, including the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) and the Caribbean Carnival Parade. Toronto Stadium itself is home to the Toronto FC (TFC), a Major League Soccer team that has been active since 2005, and the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.
Toronto is ready to deliver a safe, efficient and world‑class experience with a transit-first approach to ease movement around the city.
What to Expect The tournament will bring a festive atmosphere to the city, with increased foot traffic, visitors, and activity in areas near the venues, especially on the six match and fan days. Large crowds are expected around Toronto Stadium (at Exhibition Place), Fort York and the Bentway. Expect more people on sidewalks, on transit and in local businesses.
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The primary transit hubs in proximity to the stadium site include Union Station, Exhibition GO station, Exhibition Loop, and Dufferin Gate. All transit hubs serving the stadium allow spectators and the workforce to connect to rapid transit lines for fast travel across the city and region, including by surface transit to the subway on Line 1 or Line 2.
Passengers at Union Station can also connect to all other GO regional rail lines, the UP Express, and the TTC Line 1 subway. Passengers boarding a streetcar at Fleet Street can connect to either Union Station by the 509 Harbourfront, or to the Line 2 subway at Bathurst Station on the 511 Bathurst. At Dufferin Gate, connections are available to Dufferin Station on Line 2 by either the 29 or 929 Dufferin buses, while the 504A King streetcar connects passengers to Line 1 at St. Andrew and King Stations. During match days, the 504A King streetcar will not use the Dufferin loop to allow increased capacity of 29 or 929 Dufferin buses.
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Lamport Stadium Parking Lot
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Toronto offers nearly 300km of on-street bike infrastructure and nearly 400km of off-road trails. Both the Toronto Stadium Fan festivities are in an area with high levels of cycling infrastructure with many options for trips. A bike ride to the Princes’ Gates from downtown will only take 14 minutes, with most time spent on Queens Quay, a complete street with a multi-use path separated from traffic (Martin Goodman Trail).
The Strachan Corridor (to the east of Toronto Stadium) is an important connection to the Martin Goodman Trail for many of Toronto’s cyclists. Cycling counts taken on an August weekday in 2024 showed 177 cyclists on Strachan south of East Liberty (near Exhibition Place) between 5 and 6 pm.
To the north and west of the Stadium, gridded residential streets provide cycling access to the Stadium area. The Wellington bi-directional cycle track also connects downtown to FFF.
For security purposes, bike parking within Exhibition Place, that is, the existing movable bike racks, will be removed from Exhibition Place. Tournament time bike parking plans are detailed in Section 6.6.4.
Several bike share docks are located near Toronto Stadium and FFF (Exhibit 5.16). Bike share docks that are solar powered, compared with hard-wired, can be moved to accommodate events or construction.
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The City of Toronto’s pedestrian network is safe, comfortable, and accessible. A key challenge with the location of Toronto Stadium is the rail corridor to the north. There are three ways to cross the rail corridor during usual operations:
There are three ways to cross the rail corridor during usual operations:
• Dufferin Street (at-grade, narrow bridge with separated sidewalk)
• Exhibition GO (above-grade bridge or below-grade tunnel)
• Strachan Avenue (at-grade, sidewalk curb-separated from traffic)
The Garrison Crossing Bridge, spanning the rail corridor, will be taken out of service for the duration of the festivities. Pedestrians will need to cross to the south side of the rail corridor via Strachan or Bathurst. Furthermore, Exhibition GO access is intended to be limited to GO customers during match days only.