Bike parking is one of those quiet issues in Toronto that frustrates cyclists. Plazas & suburban stores rarely have racks, there’s no incentive to install them & it’s not easy for renters to own a bike. We can quietly accept this, but we’re doing something about it. This is BPAT.

👉️️ Tue June 9 → 7pm • in-person & online Lightning updates from four Civic Tech projects: Landlord & Tenant Board data explorer, @bikespaceto.bsky.social, @techfordemocracy.bsky.social, and @civicdashboard.bsky.social. See what's new! ✚ discussions & breakouts! guild.host/events/civic...

We're happy to see the Ontario Ministry of Transportation proposing modernized regulations for e-bikes AND allowing 47 days for public comment. Deadline is June 8, 2026. www.regulatoryregistry.gov.on.ca/proposal/53917

If you are attending the public drop-in for the Davisville Ave improvements, there are several bike rings available around the Davisville & Mount Pleasant intersection. (There may also be some parking right by the school, though it has not yet been added to OpenStreetMap).

The City is running a cargo bike corral pilot program (https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2024.IE18.9). Please email requests for potential cargo bike parking corral locations to [email protected] by April 2. Requested locations will be considered for installation in 2026.

The results of the 2025 City of Toronto Cycling Public Opinion Survey are now online! Throughout the week, we'll post key findings about bike ownership, bikeway preferences, and barriers to cycling in Toronto. Download the full report at the link. toronto.ca/cyclingdata

The 2025 Toronto Cycling Year in Review is now online! Learn about new and upgraded bikeways, Bike Share achievements, the Rules for Rideables safety campaign, and new cycling datasets in 2025. https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/96e8-2025-Toronto-Cycling-Year-in-Review-FINAL.pdf

For anyone planning to bike to the public drop-in event for the Thistletown Streets Plan on March 23: we were not able to find any bike parking at the Thistletown Community Centre, but there is bike parking available at the Shoppers Drug Mart across the road and Saint-Noël-Chabanel Catholic school

Biking to the Sandhurst Circle Neighbourhood Connections drop-in event this Saturday and looking for parking? There are bike racks near the pool entrance. www.toronto.ca/community-pe... bikespace.ca/parking-map

🚲 #datausage #biketheft Ever wondered what drives bike theft in Toronto? Thanks to open data, world-class research like this is freely accessible! https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s43762-025-00232-7

Some good Toronto cycling news to look forward to: with Line 5 finally opening, the City will be opening four new secure bike rooms that will add 270 new secure bicycle spots: - Mount Dennis station: 80 bikes - Cedarvale station: 80 bikes - Don Valley station: 30 bikes - Kennedy station: 80 bikes

Thank you @torontoopendata.cityof.toronto.ca ! We are looking forward to presenting about BikeSpace on Feb 11

Ontario government is consulting on extending the current e-cargo bike pilot. Deadline for comments is Monday January 19 www.regulatoryregistry.gov.on.ca/proposal/53033

My @thestar.com column this week: Civic Tech in Toronto turns ten! A look at some of the people getting together each week to hack away at our problems via @civictechto.bsky.social — and what City Hall could be doing to support their work. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Mine is that I used to not really see bike parking as a big deal and now I see secure bike parking (including anti-theft enforcement/deterrence) at home, work, commercial spaces, etc as crucial. The easiest people to get to bike are the ones already doing it — but many stop if their bike is stolen.

Join us on the July 8 Civic Tech Toronto hacknight to learn more about what the BikeSpace team has been working on in the last year and a half! guild.host/events/civic...

Leaving a bike on the sidewalk overnight or while at work often results in a missing tire or gearset, but for most of us, it’s only a matter of time until the entire frame disappears.

Encounter a problem with a bike rack/ring in Toronto? Frustrated by somewhere that doesn't have bike parking? You can help us crowdsource issues with bike parking in Toronto by reporting on bikespace.ca Our volunteers track issues that are submitted and follow up to try to get them fixed!