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How many people commute by bike in Toronto? More than Doug Ford thinks

City Hall Watcher #305: Premier Doug Ford says just 1% of people in Toronto ride a bike — in some neighbourhoods, the percentage is more than ten times higher

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Matt Elliott
Nov 11, 2024
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Hey there!

Toronto Council is gearing up for a debate this week about Premier Doug Ford’s bike-lane-blocking (and bike-lane-removing) legislation. To help, I thought I’d provide some more charts.

I’ve combined three censuses worth of commute mode share data to create some charts and maps about where people are using bikes to get to work. The premier says…

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