Bike to Work days, weeks and months are observed in many cities worldwide. These celebrations raise awareness of the benefits of cycling and feature events and campaigns that encourage people to discover the joy of cycling. Bike to Work Day will take place in Toronto on June 4, 2025.
Learn more about events taking place during Bike Month.
Each year, Toronto celebrates Bike Month with the morning Bike to Work Day Group Commute. This is a joint event between the City of Toronto and Cycle Toronto, where people cycling from each end of the city converge at Nathan Phillips Square to hear speeches from elected officials and staff, enjoy refreshments, and pick up cycling maps and resources.
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.