Cycle Toronto

Cycle Toronto
Established 2008
Toronto, Ontario
Type Nonprofit
Purpose Cycling advocacy
Location
Area served
Toronto
Membership (2015)
3,000
Key people
Jared Kolb, Executive Director
Meredith James, President
Staff
5
Volunteers
100 regular volunteers, 100 others
Slogan Safe streets, a healthy city, a vibrant voice
Website Cycle Toronto
Formerly called
Toronto Cyclists Union

Started in 2008, Cycle Toronto (formerly the Toronto Cyclists Union) is Toronto's largest cycling advocacy organization with over 3,000 members by the end of 2015.[1]

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 2014 Annual Report.

Year Members
2008 374
2009 513
2010 1049
2011 1863
2012 2276
2013 2253
2014 2865
2015 3054

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