We advance knowledge and evidence to build support for safe and inclusive streets for walking and cycling 🚲 @CleanAir_Canada @MarkhamCycles @newmarketcycles
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How can we best work with #LocalGovernments to make transportation systems more equitable? The latest @MobilizingJust brief offers key insights on this, drawing on surveys and interviews with local politicians across 🇨🇦 loom.ly/T2uA-xM
#EquityResearch #Canada
As 2024 comes to a close, TCAT would like to extend a very heartfelt thanks and warm holiday wishes to you all. Here's to a 2025 seeing our communities more sustainable, equitable and resilient through advancing active transportation!
#ActiveTransportation #HolidaySeason
Why are municipalities opposed to Ontario's anti-bike lane Bill 212? Read six key reasons, from the consensus-based input of the 40 Ontario municipalities in the Clean Air Council: loom.ly/IXF0N4c
#BikeLanes #Ontario #Democracy #Bill212 #SafeStreets
Did you know that you can become a certified bike mechanic in just four weeks? Spots are still available for this featured fast track program with @LEF_TO starting 20 Jan! Apply today at: bikecareer.ca
#BikeMechanic #GreaterTorontoArea #GreenJobs #career
Are you a bike industry professional in the GTHA? Join the mixer we're co-hosting for a chance to connect with mechanic training organizations building a pipeline of talent for the micromobility sector! RSVP at: loom.ly/9_g0OT4
#greenjobs #bikeindustry
ICYMI, last month, we decided to take a break from our usual newsletter content to summarize the health, safety, economic, and – yes – congestion-reducing benefits of bike lanes: loom.ly/YsXN4NA
#bikelanes #transportation #congestion #BikeLanesSaveLives #Bill212
Will you be in #Toronto this Wednesday? Eager to take action in support of Ontario's bike lanes and not sure where to start? Grab a bike, head over to the South Lawn of Queen's Park, and go for a ride to help. More info at: loom.ly/5mKLCT0
#BikeLanes #Ontario
In 2016, 136 on-street car parking spots on Toronto's Bloor street were replaced with pilot bike lanes. Our research demonstrated that it benefitted local businesses. Read the full study and learn more at: loom.ly/GzKY5ng
#toronto #bikelanes #localbusiness
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The research is clear: Streets that are safer for walking and cycling promote both physical and mental health and wellbeing. Here's a roundup of some of the evidence we've featured in our monthly newsletter.
#WorldMentalHealthMonth #ActiveTransportation
Every month, we feature folks in our newsletter who are doing incredible work in the mobility and public space world. This time, we're proud to be celebrating Stephanie Orlando at @charliesfw !
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#PublicSpace #ActiveTransportation #CycleTO #BikeMechanic
📘Read our new Briefing Note series for key #micromobility concepts and definitions, a breakdown of the potential benefits and challenges these devices present, and recommendations for municipalities.
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#Ebike #Escooter #UrbanPlanning
How can we identify where transportation inequities exist and for whom in 🇨🇦 cities? The @MobilizingJust Transportation Equity Dashboard, a new free web mapping application, is here to help: loom.ly/KcFafvg
#transportation #inequity #dashboard
💡 Thanks #VictoriaTransportPolicyInstitute for this Friday food for thought: "The old paradigm assumed that driving is generally safe...The new paradigm recognizes that all vehicle travel imposes danger..."
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#VisionZero #ActiveTransportation #Traffic
How critical is Road Dieting to Complete Streets and Vision Zero road planning approaches? Join us online October 9 at 1:00 p.m. eastern to find out! Register here: loom.ly/GJceX4Y
#VisionZero #ActiveTransportation #CompleteStreets #RoadDiets
📣 New last minute spots are open for Bike Training Collective Canada's October training program📣
📆October 2 to November 27 (Wednesdays from 3-6pm / 24 hrs over 8 weeks)
🌎North York, ON
Apply today at bikecareer.ca and help us spread the word!
#BikeMechanic
"Ridership has grown substantially each year since 2015, when 665,000 trips were recorded. So far this year, riders in Toronto have taken 4.7M Bike Share trips, already overtaking total ridership in 2022 and fast approaching the 5.7M mark set in 2023..."
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"Researchers have found that about half of urban noise is attributable to motor vehicles. In some places the share is higher, such as in Toronto, where traffic produces about 60% of the background din."
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"Her death adds to the toll making this year the deadliest for cyclists in almost 20 years, since the city started keeping records of driver-related biking deaths in 2006."
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