Cycle Toronto

Cycle Toronto is a Canadian cycling advocacy and charity organization based in Toronto, Ontario. Founded in 2008 as the Toronto Cyclists Union, the group adopted its current name in 2012 and became a registered charity in 2021. Cycle Toronto host public education and safety workshops, organizes cycling events, and publishes the Toronto Cycling Handbook.

Cycle Toronto
Established2008
Toronto, Ontario
TypeCharity
PurposeCycling advocacy
Location
Area served
Toronto
Membership (2018)
3000[1]
Key people
Michael Longfield, Executive Director
Ashley Quan, President, Board of Directors[2]
Staff
5[2]
Volunteers
100 regular volunteers, 100 others
WebsiteCycle Toronto
Formerly called
Toronto Cyclists Union
until 2012

History

A number of cycling activists had talked about starting an advocacy and lobbying organization for Toronto over the years, similar to the Active Transportation Alliance in Chicago or Transportation Alternatives in New York City. In 2007, David Meslin did a research trip of cycling advocacy organizations across North America and returned with a presentation. Toronto cycling activists soon began the organizing work of forming the Toronto Cyclists Union, a membership-based cycling advocacy group, which launched as the Toronto Cyclists Union in 2008.[3][4][5]

At the organization's 2012 annual general meeting (AGM), members voted in favour of a motion put forward by the Board of Directors to change the name of the organization to Cycle Toronto.[6]

In April 2021, Cycle Toronto announced that they had become a charity.[7][8]

Year Members Annual Report
2008 374
2009 513
2010 1049 link
2011 1863 link
2012 2276 link
2013 2253 link
2014 2865 link
2015 3054 link
2016 2500 link
2017 3000 link
2018 3000 link
2019 link

See also

References
  1. "2018 Annual Report" (PDF). Cycle Toronto. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  2. "Our Team". Cycle Toronto. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  3. "In Toronto, cyclists form a first-of-its-kind union". Christian Science Monitor. 2008-06-06. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
  4. "Ring and Post: July 2008". cycleto.ca. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
  5. Krashinsky, Susan (2008-05-17). "Cyclists get in gear to speak with a unified voice". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
  6. "2012 Annual Report" (PDF).
  7. "Tweet: Cycle Toronto is now a registered #charity!". Twitter. Cycle Toronto. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  8. Agency, Canada Revenue. "T3010 Registered Charity Information Return". apps.cra-arc.gc.ca. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
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