Community Leaders launch municipal election survey and plan: #BuildTheVisionTO: Safe and Active Streets for All

Posted on June 19, 2018

For immediate release: June 19, 2018 Toronto, ON – Today, the Toronto Centre for Active Transportation (TCAT), in partnership with 8 80 Cities, Cycle Toronto, Friends and Families for Safe Streets and Walk Toronto, launched #BuildTheVisionTO: Safe and Active Streets ...Read More

Co-Designing the Active City: Launching New Tools for Canadian Communities

Posted on February 7, 2018

For immediate release: February 7, 2018 Today, Active Neighbourhoods Canada Network (ANC), a partnership between the Montréal Urban Ecology Centre (MUEC), Sustainable Calgary (SC) and the Toronto Centre for Active Transportation (TCAT), is launching its bilingual web platform urbanismeparticipatif.ca/participatoryplanning.ca. Canadians are ...Read More

New Streets Call for New Training, says TCAT Report

Posted on January 16, 2018

For immediate release: January 16, 2018 Toronto drivers have a lot to learn, according to a new report from the Toronto Centre for Active Transportation (TCAT), [download id="15746"]. The report looks at the feasibility of offering additional training to drivers in ...Read More

Business is Up on Bloor After Bike Lane, New Study Finds

Posted on October 11, 2017

  Bloor Street, in the vicinity of the bike lane pilot project, is economically healthy and experiencing growth, finds a new report released today by the Toronto Centre for Active Transportation (TCAT). The study looked at four economic indicators – ...Read More

Media release: New book busts the big-city myth about walking and cycling projects

Posted on March 16, 2017

TORONTO, March 16, 2016. The Toronto Centre for Active Transportation (TCAT) is pleased to release Active Transportation Planning Beyond the Greenbelt: The Outer Ring of the Greater Golden Horseshoe Region, a new book that profiles 13 recent projects that have ...Read More

New research finds one third of all trips in the Toronto region could be made by bicycle

Posted on October 11, 2016

For immediate release TORONTO, October 11, 2016. The Toronto Centre for Active Transportation (TCAT) is pleased to announce the release of Cycling Behaviour and Potential in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, a new report led by Ryerson University in ...Read More

New resource to help school communities and residents improve traffic safety

Posted on September 23, 2016

For immediate release New resource to help school communities and residents improve traffic safety TORONTO, September 23, 2016. The Toronto Centre for Active Transportation (TCAT) is pleased to release the Guide to Safer Streets Near Schools: Understanding Your Policy Options ...Read More

Scarborough Cycles Bicycle Hub Launch at AccessPoint on Danforth

Posted on June 16, 2016

For immediate release Scarborough Cycles Bicycle Hub Launch at AccessPoint on Danforth TORONTO, June 16, 2016. The Toronto Centre for Active Transportation (TCAT) is pleased to announce the launch event of the Scarborough Cycles community bicycle hub at AccessPoint on ...Read More

Media Release: Release of Citizen Led Neighbourhood Plan to be celebrated with Pop-Up Ravine Repair Event

Posted on May 31, 2016

TORONTO, May 31st, 2016. The Active Neighbourhoods Project team at the Toronto Centre for Active Transportation (TCAT) is pleased to announce the release of a citizen-led Neighbourhood Plan that has a bold new vision for public spaces and streets in ...Read More

Media Release: Angus Reid Forum poll shows that Torontonians want a safe cycling network built as soon as possible and are willing to pay for it.

Posted on May 12, 2016

For Immediate Release Thursday, May 12, 2016 An Angus Reid Forum poll shows that 86% of Torontonians support a safe cycling network with 67% of Torontonians wanting the network built in less than 9 years. The poll, commissioned by Evergreen ...Read More