Grand Theft Bike

City Hall Watcher #85: An OPEN DATA CHALLENGE looking at five years of bike theft data, plus news about post-pandemic Toronto, chainsaw fights, the Port Lands and more!

Welcome back to another relaxed summer edition of City Hall Watcher. Hope you’re getting some sun. Not too much. Wear a hat.

This week: a new Open Data Challenge, as I look at five years of data surrounding bike theft in Toronto. How many bikes are stolen? A lot. How many bikes are recovered? Not very many. Where are they stolen from? I’ve got maps!

As al…