Cycle Toronto
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]
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| Established | 2008 Toronto, Ontario |
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| Type | Nonprofit |
| Purpose | Cycling advocacy |
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Area served | Toronto |
Membership (2015) | 3,000 |
Key people | Jared Kolb, Executive Director Brandin O'Connor, President, Board of Directors |
Staff | 5 |
Volunteers | 100 regular volunteers, 100 others |
| Website | Cycle 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.
| Year | Members | Annual Report |
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| 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 | 2700 | link |