Toronto Cyclists Union
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| Type | Nonprofit |
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| Industry | Cycling |
| Founded | 2008 Toronto, Ontario |
| Headquarters | Centre for Social Innovation, 215 Spadina Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Area served | Central Toronto |
| Key people | Rick Conroy, Coordinator Karey Iron, President Yvonne Bambrick, Assistant Coordinator Craig Barnes, Assistant Coordinator Heather McDonald, Assistant Coordinator |
| Employees | Approx. 0 |
| Website | Official Site |
Started in 2008, the Toronto Cyclists Union (or "bike union") is Toronto's largest cycling advocacy organization with over 500 members as of 2008. [1]
[edit] History
A number of cycling activists had talked about starting an advocacy/lobbying organization for Toronto over the years, similar to the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation or Transportation Alternatives in New York City. In 2007, Dave 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.
