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From the City and TCAT:

The City of Toronto is working with the Toronto Coalition for Active Transportation (TCAT) and the Clean Air Partnership (CAP) to evaluate cycling conditions on College Street before and after the installation of a new bicycle pavement marking application - and we need your help.

What will I need to do?
Complete an online survey about your experience cycling on College St between Lansdowne Ave and Manning Ave on one day in April and one day in June.

When is the survey happening?
Part 1: April 19th to May 3rd, 2010
Part 2: June 14th to 18th, 2010

Who can participate?
Cyclists who ride along College St. during rush hour, for at least a couple blocks between Lansdowne Ave and Manning Ave. Rush hour is from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. and 3:30 to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday.

All participants must be 18 years of age or older.

How can I sign up?
Contact us by email at bikeplan@toronto.ca to sign up. For all emails, please include "College Street Survey" in the subject line and indicate:

. your name,
. preferred email address for correspondence, and
. what section of College Street you cycle on (e.g. Brock Ave to Clinton St).

The City of Toronto will not be responsible for any injury or damage related to the completion of the survey form. Information will be collected in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

Visit www.toronto.ca/cycling for more details.

Help us find survey participants by forwarding the text above to your email contacts.

Us cyclists have been saying for awhile: "Doesn't it look like there are more cyclists out there?" Well it's true. Cycling in Toronto is up 13% over the last decade - from 48% to 54%. The number of utilitarian cyclists - those who use their bikes to get to work, school, visit, or run errands - rose an astounding 45%: from 20% in 1999 to 29% in 2009. How do we know this? The City of Toronto has released their 2009 Cycling survey and all the numbers are up.

Will we have to wait another 10 years for an update? The plan now, says Dan Egan of Transportation Services, is to do the survey every 3 years, timed to coincide with municipal elections. Get the numbers out just before an election and you've got some good fodder for pushing politicians.

Some other interesting finds: motorists and cyclists feel that there is more respect for each other, despite the proverbial "War on Cars"; the largest increases in utilitarian cyclists is in the burbs: up about an average of 83%!

(This comes via Angela Bischoff/Greenspiration Toronto)

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blockquote>"Only white yuppies bike in Toronto". At least that's what I was told when asking people informally. But there is some actual data on the issue, including a small survey in Toronto noting that visible minorities were less interested in cycling than white respondents and a Canada study finding that immigrants bike less than non-immigrants. Even in bike-friendly countries like Denmark they're realizing that their incoming immigrant population cycles less than the "average" Dane. And if there is a link between a person's ethnic background and the likelihood that they'll use their bike to get around, it could be an issue in encouraging more cycling in Toronto since 47% of Torontonians are visible minorities and over 50% are foreign born.

To find out more on this topic, I'm inviting all Toronto cyclists to fill out a quick 5 minute survey aimed at gathering information on who you think cycles in Toronto as well as who actually does. There's also a space to add your email address, if you'd like to see my final findings.

To complete the survey, click on this link or copy/paste it into a new window:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=TH_2f6L1imn922QWQ0gZ9TeA_3d_3d

Thanks in advance for your time.

Erica Duque
M.Sc. in Planning 2009 Candidate
University of Toronto

Toronto Police Services have a new 2008 Traffic Issues Survey online.

This questionnaire was designed to find out how you feel about traffic issues in Toronto, and the Toronto Police response to these issues. Your answers will be strictly confidential and your participation is appreciated.

The survey starts out by asking if you're primarily a motorist, passenger, transit user, cyclist or pedestrian. Let's get some cyclists to provide answers!

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Questions on this survey span various topics such as collisions, responses to collisions, what factors influence traffic flow, satisfaction with the police, neighbourhood issues, city-wide issues, and much more.

Please take a few moments to fill out the survey and let the Toronto Police know how cyclists feel while riding on city streets. You can answer it online until march 14th.

There's some time left to complete a survey for the Toronto Coalition for Active Transportation. It really isn't all that long and it can be very useful for them!

TCAT is hoping to hear from its supporters as we begin the process of examining our priorities, strategy, funding and governance. TCAT wants to connect with our supporters - both organizations and individuals - to get an understanding of what our supporters expect and also what they can contribute.

If you haven't already done so, please take a few minutes (no more than five) to complete the survey. You can access the survey by clicking here.

If you would prefer to complete the survey on paper or through e-mail, please contact info@torontocat.ca to receive a Word version.