Viva Green

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

Viva Green
Overview
SystemYRT/Viva
OperatorTok Transit
VehicleVan Hool A330
StatusSuspended since April 2020
Began serviceOctober 16, 2005 (2005-10-16)
Route
Route typeBus rapid transit
LocaleYork Region
Communities servedMarkham; North York
StartDon 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

Service on the Viva Green route was suspended during the COVID-19 outbreak, and has not resumed as of January 2023.[1]

Route description

There are 12 stations on the line, between the southern terminal at Don Mills subway station in North York and McCowan Road in Markham.[2] Viva Green operates during rush hour only and connects Viva Purple and Pink with Line 4 Sheppard. The line also serves Unionville GO Station via Enterprise.

Viva Green
NameOpening dateCityMajor connections
Don Mills October 16, 2005[3] Toronto Don Mills
Seneca Hill
McNicoll
Esna-Steeles Markham
Denison
14th
Warden November 20, 2005
Post Road February 5, 2017[4]
Enterprise November 20, 2005
Kennedy
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.[5]

References
  1. "Service Changes and Updates: Service Reductions Still in Effect". York Region Transit. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  2. "Viva System Map January 5, 2020" (PDF). York Region Transit. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  3. Koole, James. "York Region's Viva Network". Transit Toronto. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
  4. Mackenzie, Robert (2017-02-04). "YRT Opens New Vivastation, February 5". Transit Toronto.
  5. "York Region Transit- 2018 Initiatives (Complete)". Publitas. York Region Transit. p. 99. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
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