Bike Month is Toronto’s annual celebration of cycling and features events and campaigns that encourage people to discover the joy of cycling.
Learn more about events taking place during Bike Month.
Each year, Toronto celebrates Bike Month with the morning Bike to Work Day Group Commute. Bike to Work Day 2025 will take place in Toronto on Wednesday, June 4.
This is a joint event between the City of Toronto and Cycle Toronto, where people cycling converge at Nathan Phillips Square to hear speeches from elected officials and staff, enjoy refreshments, and pick up cycling maps and resources.
Meet up location: Ramsden Park
Meet up time: 7 a.m.
Route: Yonge Street > Bloor Street > Bay Street > Charles Street > University Avenue > Nathan Phillips Square
Distance: ~2 km
TTC Access: Bay Station (elevator access)
*routes subject to change
Smart Commute Toronto is teaming up with Cycle Toronto for a free Bike Month Community Ride along the Finch Hydro Corridor Trail. The route is an 8 kilometre ride that will loop around G. Ross Lord Park and return back to Hendon Park. This will be a slow roll suitable for all ages and abilities.
Date: Saturday, June 14, 2025
Start time: Meet for 10 a.m., roll out around 10:30 a.m.
Departure Location: Hendon Park, 50 Hendon Ave, Toronto, ON M2M 1A2
Ride Distance: 8 kilometres
From June 1–30 log your cycling trips on the Smart Commute Tool for a chance to win a gift card valued at $50 from Canadian Tire, MEC, or PRESTO. Bicycle trips of any duration, distance, or destination can be logged as an entry on the Smart Commute Tool for the Bike Month Contest. Learn more: Contest Terms and Conditions.
This Bike Month we are excited to offer a series of six webinars that cover a range of cycling related topics. One attendee per webinar can win a $20 gift card!
Discover Smart Commute: A Sustainable Commuting Program for Organizations in Ontario with Jesse Han (pointA)
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
12-1 p.m. EDT
Safe Cycling 101 with Cycle Toronto
Thursday, June 5, 2025
12-1 p.m. EDT
The Impact of Cycling Facilities on Travel Behaviour Change with Dr. Raktim Mitra (TMU)
Thursday, June 12, 2025
12-1 p.m. EDT
Vision Zero with Adam Sweanor (City of Toronto)
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
12-1 p.m. EDT
Basic Bike Maintenance with Cycle Toronto
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
12-1 p.m. EDT
Bike Lanes as a Health Equity Issue with Judy Noordermeer (Wellesley Institute)
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
12-1 p.m. EDT
Click the links below to view an annual summary of new bikeways in Toronto categorized by type, overall kilometres of bikeway upgrades, and bike parking and Bike Share Toronto statistics.
Cycling continues to grow in Toronto as a viable mode of travelling throughout the city, according to a 2023 survey conducted on behalf of the City of Toronto. The survey found that utilitarian cycling (to commute to work, school or to run errands) continues to increase, with 51% of survey respondents stating they cycle for utilitarian purposes. This is an increase in cycling rates compared to 20% in 1999, 29% in 2009, and 44% in 2019.
The 2023 survey also highlights the importance of investing in and installing safe cycling infrastructure. Thirty five percent (35%) of survey respondents stated that feeling insecure in traffic is the most common factor preventing them from cycling. Fifty nine percent (59%) of respondents have a strong preference for cycling infrastructure that creates a clear physical barrier between bikes and car traffic, such as concrete curbs, raised cycle tracks or poured-in-place concrete.
Download the data from the reports below:
The research team and Research Co. conducted an online survey of 1,681 Toronto residents from October 31-November 7 and November 25 – December 5, 2023. The sample is geographically and demographically stratified to be representative of Toronto.
Dive into the previous survey data here:
The Toronto Cycling Network dataset contains the following types of bikeways: cycle tracks, bicycle lanes (including buffered bike lanes and contra-flow bike lanes), neighbourhood routes with sharrows (including wayfinding sharrows), multi-use trails (including off-road and in-boulevard), and signed cycling routes.
Click the link above to visualize the data as a grid, graph, or map, or to download it in several formats, including as a Shapefile or CSV.
The City conducted a Micromobility Cordon and Classification Count in the fall of 2022. A cordon count is a study that measures the number of users that cross a prescribed boundary in certain locations within the City. The count recorded the number of people cycling and other micromobility users crossing two boundaries – an inner cordon bounded by Spadina Avenue, Bloor Street, Jarvis Street, and Queens Quay Boulevard, and an outer cordon bounded by Dufferin Street, the CP Rail Corridor (roughly adjacent to Dupont Street), the Don River, and Lake Ontario. It classified people cycling and other micromobility users crossing the cordon boundaries according to the type of bicycle or other micromobility device being used (e.g. e-bicycle, electric kick scooter, Toronto Bike Share), the apparent trip purpose (e.g. food delivery), and the type of infrastructure used (sidewalk, bike lane, or mixed-traffic).
The cordon count supports:
A report on the study is available here.
The full Bicycle and Micromobility Cordon Count and historical Bicycle Cordon Count: 2010, 2013, 2014 datasets are available on Open Data.
CAN-BIKE is the only accredited program that teaches cycling rules and safety led by certified CAN-BIKE instructors.
Instructors are knowledgeable about the Highway Traffic Act and teach cycling skills such as anticipating traffic dynamics, recognizing road hazards, and collision-avoidance techniques.