View Law firms near the G20 summit in a larger map
The map above plots a few dozen key firms based in the downtown core and shows their proximity to the G20 summit’s “yellow zone” (the part that will be fenced off) and “traffic zone” (the part where the police will start turning back drivers without specific business in the area).
Each placemark represents a building. Click on them for details on the firms located within.
Details aplenty have emerged in the past few weeks about what we can expect our city to look like and how it will function as the summit draws near. Here are a handful of useful links for anyone who lives and/or works in the financial district:
- The Integrated Security Unit’s news page is the place to go for official federal announcements on security strategies for the summit.
- The City of Toronto’s G20 site features a “What to Expect” guide that details a number of key access and security issues, including the perimeter fence, traffic restrictions, parking enforcement, and PATH and Union Station accessibility plans.
- The Toronto Star’s G20 blog includes announcements on summit activities by everything from transit agencies and charities to Mirvish Productions, and features articles about security issues, rumours, financing, anticipated protests, and much more.
- The best security zone map, also by the Toronto Star, identifies key sites affected by G20 security measures, and speculates that the to-be-announced Red Zone “will encircle the convention centre and also likely wrap around the CN Tower, InterContinental hotel and John St. Roundhouse.”
- A Toronto Life post of “snarls, snags, closures and general headaches” includes notes on a wide range of everyday annoyances, including patio access, daycare closures, and security protocols for people who need to get into the fenced-in areas.