Cycling in Toronto - Organizations

Organizations

Compared to many North American cities, Toronto has a well-established municipal government Cycling Office. It has been in charge of fulfilling the Toronto Bike Plan through adding bike lanes, hosting Bike Month, and CAN-Bike. The City previously had a Toronto Cycling Advisory Committee that existed to advise the Transportation Department and City Council on cycling issues. The Committee was not re-established for the current Council term (2010-2014).

There are also a number of independent cycling organizations in Toronto providing advocacy, recreational and community economic development services:

• Advocacy:

• Advocacy for Respect for Cyclists advocates on behalf of cyclists providing important information on legal issues as well as supporting memorials for cyclists killed while on their bike.
• Formed in 2008, Cycle Toronto (formerly the Toronto Cyclists Union) is Toronto's only member-based cycling advocacy organization.
• The Toronto Coalition for Active Transportation is a coalition of organizations interested in researching and advocating for better cycling and pedestrian infrastructure and policy in Toronto.

• Bicycle cooperatives:

• There are about half a dozen bike co-ops in Toronto, including bikeSauce, Bike Pirates, and the Community Bicycle Network. These are non-profit assisted-self-service bike repair shops. Some also sell refurbished bicycles. For more information, see the list on the Bike Collective Network wiki.

• Recreational:

• The Toronto Bicycling Network is Toronto's large recreational cycling organization, with many bike rides and trips throughout the year.
• Both the Take the Tooker campaign and Bells on Bloor campaign are pushing for a bike lane across Bloor Street. They also host the largest bike ride in Toronto with thousands of cyclists taking over Bloor Street every spring.

• ?:

• The Toronto HPV Group is group of human-powered vehicle enthusiasts.