Scarborough Cycling Report

Between 2016 and 2018, the City created approximately 60 kilometres of cycling infrastructure, however Scarborough did not benefit from this, other than renewal of exiting routes. The Toronto Star article, "Attempts at building a cycling network in Scarborough have been an 'abject failure,' harming resident's health," outlines "The Scarborough Opportunity" report by UTSC on the dangers of the lack of bike infrastructure in Scarborough and how the City can tap into Scarborough's potential to become a "cycling superpower" "The Scarborough Opportunity" report highlights the negative impacts on Scarborough residents due to the lack of walking and cycling infrastructure and its continued suffering from an automobile-dependent form. The absence of a proper pedestrian network is resulting in an increases car usage, pollution, congestion and on top of this we are seeing negative impacts on resident health because many are not walking or cycling. I am requesting that the City of Toronto develop a long-term plan for comprehensive pedestrian cycle network plan for Scarborough to increase the number of trips taken by walking, cycling and transit and to include an expansion of Bike Share stations throughout the suburbs by 2030. The Toronto Star article, "Attempts at building a cycling network in Scarborough have been an 'abject failure' harming residents' health. A new report shows how that can be fixed." by Ben Spur can be read here. The Scarborough Opportunity: A Comprehensive Walking and Cycling Network report by UTSC's Andre Sorensen and team, can be found online here.

report to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee in the first quarter of 2022 on an initial public consultation process, and an implementation strategy for the plan described in Part 1a. above.