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We give cyclists a voice at City Hall. Join our diverse member-based organization today and be part of the push for a cycling city for all!

Cycle Toronto is a member-driven community of cyclists from every geographic area in Toronto that represents a cross-section of Toronto’s cyclists. We provide a vibrant and amplified voice to achieve the common goals of safety, legitimacy and accessibility of cycling in Toronto. We coordinate city-wide advocacy on behalf of our members and provide resources for cyclists to be effective local advocates themselves. We promote cycling in an inclusive, friendly and inviting manner.

05/21/2026

Cycle Toronto worked tirelessly on this item at City Council in support of MTO's proposal for a streamlined classification of "power-assisted bicycles", aka e-bikes, as distinct from e-mopeds and e-motorcycles, and ensure city bylaws get updated accordingly.

05/16/2026

Your regular reminder that the world's most famous cycling city could have gone a very different way. Post-war Amsterdam prioritized more cars and new freeways, following the same playbook as many North American cities. By the 1970s cycling modal share was just a fraction of daily trips. The lesson isn't that some cities are naturally just "better suited" to cycling, it's that change is possible, and doesn't happen by accident.

Photo source: Brent Toderian

05/09/2026

Traffic congestion is impacting major cities around the world. But apparently two Canadian provinces have discovered the cheat code to solve the problem once and for all! And it's as simple as ripping out the few bike lanes they already have? Incredible!! Why expect governments to pursue evidence-based solutions that will give people more transportation options and save lives when they can toss a live gr***de into the culture wars?

05/04/2026

Toronto's Bike Share program is a true success story (and the new e-bikes have pretty sweet baskets). But compared to other jurisdictions like Montreal, Toronto is still just scratching the surface of what's possible.

05/01/2026

ICYMI: The Toronto City Council Cycling Scorecard available at: cycleto.ca/scorecard

Over the past four years, city council has never been more supportive of bike lanes and cycling items. 5 councillors have 100% support & participation scores, and overall 69% of councillors support cycling at least 80% of the time.

That's huge, and the sign of a real culture shift. Despite social media hot takes and rage-baiting headlines, it’s hard to conclude that bike lanes are controversial except among a very vocal minority.

But even before the provincial interference of Bill 212 and Bill 60, the city has been building bike lanes at no greater rate than during the previous council under Mayor Tory. Only 59 km of the planned 100 km of bike lanes have been built in the past 3 years.

Some projects that were approved by council in principle have since been walked back or diluted including Brimorton (no protection, only paint), Jones (no protection, only paint), Logan-Carlaw (no contra-flows, only sharrows), and Marlee (paused to be reconsidered as part of a broader neighbourhood study).

And major projects including connecting the bike lane stubs on Eglinton, approved in 2024 then delayed until the LRT opening, remain in limbo with no timelines for completion.

Those things don’t show up in the scorecard. The disconnect between supportive votes and kilometres built suggests something still isn’t working as intended, and requires either a change in process or a need for more cycling champions among the many supporters to push projects forward before and after those council votes.

Want to have a say in Cycle Toronto's municipal election campaign for a better cycling city? Become a member and complete the survey ahead of our members-only virtual town hall on Wednesday, May 13.

04/28/2026

Toronto goes to the polls on Monday, October 26, and that means municipal election season is almost upon us. But how did your Councillor vote on cycling over the past four years?

Find out at: cycleto.ca/scorecard

04/23/2026

Thank you everyone who answered the call asking to upgrade the city's bike lanes, and thank you Councillor Matlow and City Council for your motion to improve their safety, durability, and attractiveness!

04/18/2026

The City of Toronto estimated Doug Ford's scheme to rip out 19 km of bike lanes would cost $48M.

We won and courts blocked that waste. Guess he found another use for the cash: "Critics decry Ford government’s $28.9M jet purchase as ‘gravy plane’ for premier."

04/15/2026

Read our submission to Executive Committee:

Re: EX30.3 - Towards a Beautiful City

Dear members of the Executive Committee,

We wholeheartedly support the vision outlined in the “Towards a Beautiful City” report.

Within Theme 2 - Maintenance of the Public Realm, among the recommendations we urge this committee to direct Transportation Services to systematically upgrade the physical infrastructure of our bike lanes over the next three years.

While the challenge of building new bike lanes remains uncertain, now is Toronto's opportunity to devote the time and resources to upgrading our existing cycling network — to fix potholes, and replace lanes protected by so-called "quick build" materials like flexi-posts and pinned curbs with permanent materials like poured concrete or low-walls enhanced by StreetARToronto.

Every person who has ridden a bike in the city has experienced downed flexi-posts or cracked curbs. The 15 km of protected bike lanes on Bloor St. between Kipling Ave. and Broadview Ave, for example, were implemented over a decade using different design standards and materials along different neighbourhoods that could be upgraded to permanent materials that better blend into the streetscape while still keeping everyone safe.

Making our existing network truly world-class will encourage more people living and working close to existing bike lanes to ride, and put us in a better position to make cycling a safer, more convenient option for more Torontonians across the city when Bill 60 and Bill 212 are behind us.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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