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Markham Cycle’s 2020 Season a Success

December 8, 2020 by Nancy Smith Lea

How do you increase cycling in places where very few people bike? Since 2014, The Centre for Active Transportation, a project of  Clean Air Partnership, has been removing barriers and sparking cycling adoption in suburban communities through a community bike hubs approach. Despite COVID, their current project in Markham reached nearly 2,000 people this summer and gave away over 60 refurbished bicycles.

Here are some highlights of Markham Cycles’s 2020 season:

Markham Cycles More Scavenger Hunt

  • Over 150 registered participants
  • Over 500 photos submitted
  • Cycling goals were surpassed at 55% higher on average than what they had cycled in beginning of summer

Community Pop-up Bike Booths

  • 17 sessions
  • Helped over 500 people
  • Tuned-up over 300 bikes

Bike Rescue

  • 11 sessions
  • Over 80 bikes refurbished
  • Around 200 volunteer people-hours

Youth and Kids Bike Giveaway

  • Over 30 youth bikes given away for Cycle the City/Back to School by Bike
  • Over 30 kids bikes given away

Virtual Workshops

  • 8 sessions (and counting)
  • Over 600 live attendees and views

Read more about the season’s success on the Markham Cycles website.

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