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What does it take to get someone on a bike?

This year, I was excited to lead our effort to bring cycling engagement activities to all 25 wards in the city — a first for our organization. Through pop-up bike safety stations, Get Lit! bike light giveaways, and educational workshops...

2020 ActiveTO Permanent, 100 km of New Bikeways in Three Years

Yesterday was a big day for cycling at City Hall — loads of cycling initiatives were approved!

What does it take to build a culture of cycling?

When I moved to my new neighbourhood earlier this year, the culture of cycling was readily apparent; I could walk down the street and see people riding bikes in large numbers. I could see people like me getting around not just for fun, but...

Destination Danforth: The Final Push

City Council will decide this week whether to keep Destination Danforth

Scarborough Needs a Cycling Network: A Documentary

We found were many positives shared across these experiences — joy, health, utility, cost savings, and more. However, there was an equal amount of fear, danger, lack of safety, and the common knowledge that Scarborough roads take lives.

What does it take to get a bike lane built?

There is a lot of work ahead in 2022, but Cycle Toronto’s team of staff, volunteers, and local partners are ready to meet this moment. Through our advocacy, we make the change we want to see in our city. We don’t build bike lanes; we get them built.

Essential Cycling Tips

Five essential cycling tips everyone should know

The Queensway Could Become a Complete Street in Etobicoke

he City is proposing adding a raised, protected bikeway separated from car lanes with a concrete curb and more

Sheppard Avenue: Toronto's next best bikeway?

The City is proposing big improvements for Sheppard Avenue and the preliminary designs show potential for Sheppard to become one of the best bikeways in Toronto with wide, fully-separated bike lanes and many protected intersections. 

Progress on Port Union Road Bike Lanes & Public Meeting

Now, with your support, the City's project team is proposing a raised bikeway separated from car traffic by a concrete curb and extending the Port Union bike lanes north over the 401!

ACTION: Big votes on ActiveTO, 2022-2024 bikeways, and more

Keeping ActiveTO bikeways and committing to install about 100 km of meaningful bikeway projects across the city in three years is a strong step forward

Join O’Connor Drive Road Safety Town Hall

It’s time for O’Connor Drive to be redesigned as a complete street — safer and healthier for everyone. Following an 81 year-old’s life being taken on O’Connor near Pape Avenue, local Councillors Fletcher and Bradford are working with local residents...