Cycle Toronto

Started in 2008, Cycle Toronto (formerly the Toronto Cyclists Union) is a non-profit charity and Toronto's largest cycling advocacy organization with over 3,000 members by the end of 2018.[2]

Cycle Toronto
Established2008
Toronto, Ontario
TypeNonprofit charitable organization[1]
PurposeCycling advocacy
Location
Area served
Toronto
Membership (2018)
3000[2]
Key people
Keagan Gartz, Executive Director
Francesca Allodi-Ross, President, Board of Directors[3]
Staff
5[3]
Volunteers
100 regular volunteers, 100 others
WebsiteCycle Toronto
Formerly called
Toronto Cyclists Union

History

A number of cycling activists had talked about starting an advocacy/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. 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.

Membership has grown steadily since Cycle Toronto was formed in 2008. The following table includes numbers from the Cycle Toronto 2015 Annual Report.

In April 2021, Cycle Toronto announced that they had become a charity.[4]

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. "Cycle Toronto". CanadaHelps. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  2. "2018 Annual Report" (PDF). Cycle Toronto. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  3. "Our Team". Cycle Toronto. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  4. "Tweet: Cycle Toronto is now a registered #charity!". Twitter. Cycle Toronto. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
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