WHY CYCLE? WHO CYCLES?

Cycling is a healthy, green, affordable and effective way to get around. It’s good for you, good for your wallet and good for the world. SCARBOROUGH 0.8% 0.5% 84% 88% Gives you 20 minutes of exercise 1.5% 4.9% 5 km by costs $200/year Lower risk of 81% bicycle $ dying from cancer, heart 7.0% disease and 5 88% km other causes. (Celis-Morales et al, 2017) & 3.0% 2.9% % of trips by bike in 2016 1.3% % of residents who support a Gives you 0 minutes of exercise Air pollution safe cycling network 5 km by costs $11,500/year causes 0.4% 0.5% car $$$ Toronto & East York 1.1% 0.3% 1.25 kg 300 deaths/year () CO in Toronto. Etobicoke, North York, 2 Inactivity Scarborough 1996 2001 2006 2011 5 km shortens your DMG (2016). 2016 TTS; Angus Reid MARU/VCR (2016); Ledsham & Savan (2017) life by 2.6 years (TPH, 2014; ( EPA, 2018; CAA, 2018) Manuel et al., 2016) In Toronto’s downtown, cycling grew from 1.3% to 4.9% of all trips between 1996 and 2011. At the same time, cycling in Etobicoke, North York and Scarborough declined. Yet potential exists! A recent survey found that across the city, over 80% of residents support building a safe cycling network. GETTING AROUND IN SCARBOROUGH GETTING AROUND IN THE FUTURE Getting to work, school or the grocery store can be difficult in TransformTO, Toronto’s Climate Change Action Strategy, was passed Scarborough. Much of this part of the city was built after 1950, with the unanimously in 2017. Many of its goals are related to transportation. Want to find out more or get involved? Contact us! assumption that everybody would own a car. In reality, many people do not. Cycling can help fill a gap between walking and transit, but currently, Marvin Macaraig few people cycle. Bike Hub Coordinator By 2050, 75% of all trips [email protected] Travel Choices in 2016 in Toronto under 5km will be In many Scarborough walked or cycled. ehicles generate 32% neighbourhoods, more than V www.scarboroughcycles.ca a quarter of households do (TransformTO, 2017) one third of greenhouse 53% Drive not own a car. (DMG TTS, 2016) gas emissions in Toronto today. (TransformTO, 2017) 32% Transit use is high even though Transit 25% service levels are low.

20% Downtown (Toronto & East York) In Scarborough, nearly Walk 6% Scarborough 500,000 trips/day are 5km 7% Car-pooling is higher than long or less. But 69% of these Short Auto 14% in downtown. (DMG TTS, 2016) Passenger Trips are made by Car. (DMG TTS, 2016) 7% There is only one bike shop in all of Scarborough, and Cycle 1% in 2011/12, newly painted bike lanes were removed on Birchmount & Pharmacy. 2% t only takes about minutes to cycle km Taxi/ I 20 5 . 1% Rideshare DMG (2016). 2016 TTS THE COMMUNITY BIKE HUBS HOW WE INCUBATE CYCLING TORONTO’S CYCLING PLAN To help people in Scarborough The Scarborough Cycles Community Bike Hubs are carefully designed to Toronto’s Cycling Network Plan shows existing cycling routes and those that are start cycling, we opened two help people start cycling and keep cycling in neighbourhoods with the proposed to be built over the next 10 years. Each proposed route must still be community bike hubs in 2016. In greatest cycling potential. We used the following four-step process: approved by City Council, and major corridors must be carefully studied. The Plan is these welcoming spaces, you can currently being updated, and routes could be added or improved. come learn about cycling and meet other people who cycle. Chester Le Community Corner Locate neighbourhoods most Agincourt Community Services Association 201 Chester Le Blvd suited to cycling by mapping: COME FOR A BIKE RIDE! Find local • Cycling-friendly routes organizations • Population density with mission • Trips under 5 km Proposed Cycling Network overlap. • Cycling trips Existing Cycling Network • Cars/household size ratio THE COMMUNITY BIKE HUB EFFECT Proposed Corridor Studies In our program evaluations, over 80% reported: Ongoing Corridor Studies 1 Bike Hub Locations increased increased increased that they would Find the Survey confidence in health and connections tell their friends residents. Are eighbourhood cycling skills well-being to others and sense and family N they missing of belonging about the hub any of these?

als? 2 eri at Bike dentify M I Bike Lanes Community 4 Bike Parking Agencies Local Bike Repair Shop Keep Barriers In the words of Child Seat “You feel free. Cycling a participant: & Knowle I can go when I want to go. Researchers lls dg ki e If I have to buy some groceries, go S ? The Riding to the mosque, go around, or visit a Community Offer practical Road rules friend, I can use the bike.” Bike Hub support: Routes • Drop In Bike Attire Repair Proposed Cycling Network • Bike ve Norm Existing Cycling Network Maintenance siti s? Po Workshops Cycling is fun Proposed Corridor Studies IT’S A GROUP EFFORT • Group Rides and viable for everyday travel Ongoing Corridor Studies Many people have helped make the bike hubs possible. • Civic Cycling Municipal Bike Hub Locations In our first two years, we had: Engagement & Groups & Staff You do not need Advocacy Volunteers to be fit or brave to cycle. Nearly Over Over Over 1,000 Lawrence Orton Park 1,300 2,800 1,300 Design Tower Renewal Participants in Birchmount Bluffs programming 3939 Lawrence Ave E Bikes Visits to Volunteer Neighbourhood Centre 46 Bike to address Repaired the Hubs Hours 93 Birchmount Rd Rides 3 these barriers. Like the Plan?

Remove Barriers AccessPoint on Danforth Help us make 3079 JOIN US! and Start Cycling it happen! Have a Share your passion for cycling or learn more about cycling in In 2018, suggestion? Scarborough. Provide bikes, social Ask participants 4 Community support and instruction. for a pledge to Let us know! Fix your bike. Go for a ride. Attend a workshop. • Safe Cycling Workshop cycle. Bike Hubs will • Guided Rides be open in Or volunteer with Scarborough Cycles! • Earn-Your-Bike • Bike Mentorship Adapted from Savan, Cohlmeyer & Ledsham, Roles include: Group Ride Assistant, Bike Mechanic Assistant, Events, Scarborough! • Bike Loan 2017. Icons from the Noun Project (HeadsOfBirds, Data Entry, Research, Hospitality, Communications, and Outreach. yosef, Adrien Coquet, Chunk Icons, Chris Thoburn, Akshar Pathak, Luis Prado, Dinosoft Labs, Gregor Cresnar)