Cycle Toronto
| Nonprofit | |
| Industry | Cycling |
| Founded |
2008 Toronto, Ontario |
| Headquarters | Centre for Social Innovation, 720 Bathurst St. Suite 300, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Area served | Toronto |
Key people |
Jared Kolb, Executive Director Rob Tarantino, President |
Number of employees | 3 |
| Slogan | safe streets, a healthy city, a vibrant voice |
| Website | Cycle Toronto |
Started in 2008, Cycle Toronto (formerly the Toronto Cyclists Union) is Toronto's largest cycling advocacy organization with over 2,400 members as of August, 2012.[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.