Viva Green

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Viva Green
Overview
System YRT/Viva
Operator Tok Transit
Vehicle Van Hool A330
StatusCancelled
Began serviceOctober 16, 2005 (2005-10-16)
Ended serviceApril 5, 2020 (2020-04-05)
Route
Route type Bus rapid transit
Locale York Region
Communities served Markham; North York
Start Don Mills
EndMcCowan & Highway 7
Stops12
Service
Frequency23 mins (rush hour only)
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Stop on Don Mills Road at the west side of Fairview Mall in Toronto DonMillsStationVIVA.jpg
Stop on Don Mills Road at the west side of Fairview Mall in Toronto

Viva Green was a Viva bus rapid transit line in York Region, north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was operated by Tok Transit under contract from the Region of York.

Service on the Viva Green route was suspended on April 5, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] On August 14, 2023, YRT announced that the route would not resume operation. [2]

Route description

Until its closure in 2020, the line had 12 stations. They were between the southern terminal at Don Mills subway station in North York and McCowan Road in Markham. [3] Viva Green operated during rush hour only and connected Viva Purple and Pink with Line 4 Sheppard. The line also served Unionville GO Station via the nearby Enterprise stop. Viva Green had 4 of its stops located in the city of Toronto, which was the most of any Viva bus rapid transit line.

Viva Green
NameOpening dateCityMajor connections
Don Mills October 16, 2005 [4] Toronto BSicon SUBWAY.svg TTC - Line 4 - Sheppard line.svg Don Mills
Seneca Hill
McNicoll
Esna-Steeles Markham
Denison
14th
WardenNovember 20, 2005
Viva purple.svg Viva pink.svg
Post RoadFebruary 5, 2017 [5]
EnterpriseNovember 20, 2005
Kennedy
Viva purple.svg
Bullock
McCowan

Future

York Region Transit plans to restructure Viva Green as a full service route on Leslie Street and Major Mackenzie Drive between the current southern terminus of Don Mills station and the intersection of Major Mackenzie Drive and Harding Boulevard, about two kilometres west of the Richmond Hill GO Station. It is planned to have connections with Viva Silver west of Richmond Hill GO Station and Viva Blue at Yonge Street. [6]

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References

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  2. "Service Changes and Updates". York Region Transit. August 14, 2023. Archived from the original on August 16, 2023. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
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