Agents of change, cbc.ca (Jan 16, 2023) — A small neighbourhood in Toronto has built a program to help residents reduce their household emissions. Could their grassroots approach become a template for the rest of the country?
Networks and sustainbility initiatives[edit | edit source]
Community resources[edit | edit source]
Open spaces[edit | edit source]
Cycling activism[edit | edit source]
Bike Pirates, a DIY bike shop - Urban Repair Squad - wikipedia:Cycling in Toronto
Bike Share Toronto is a bicycle-sharing system in Toronto, Ontario, operated by the Toronto Parking Authority (TPA). The system consists of over 9,000 bicycles and over 700 stations, and covers over 200 square kilometres (80 square miles) in 21 of the 25 wards of the city, with plans to expand to the entire city by 2025.
The system was launched in 2011 by PBSC Urban Solutions under the BIXI brand and was taken over by the City of Toronto through the Toronto Parking Authority in 2014. The system is currently sponsored by Tangerine Bank. Since 2016, the system has been gradually expanded, with ridership increasing to a high of 5.7 million rides in 2023.
Food activism[edit | edit source]
- FoodShare, non-profit that works with communities and schools to deliver healthy food and food education *The Stop Community Food Centre
Sharing[edit | edit source]
The Sharing Depot, community hub where members have access to a wide range of things without owning or storing them.
Institute for a Resource-Based Economy
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Resources[edit | edit source]
Video[edit | edit source]
Past events[edit | edit source]
2015
June 6 100in1day Toronto, transform your city
News and comment[edit | edit source]
2017
Driving community change through campaigning: Open Democracy Project at the CC Summit, Apr 20[1]
New Sharing Depot Opening Reflects Success of Toronto's Library of Things Movement, Apr 10[2]
2016
Sharing Depot Brings Library of Things to Toronto, May 23[3]
Metro Buses Converted Into Mobile Food Markets For Low Income Neighborhoods, Apr 19[4]
2015
The forgotten space under a Toronto highway is becoming a huge park, Nov 20[5]
2014
How an Oven Changed the Fate of a Neglected Toronto Park, September 18[6]
Toronto's reference library gets a makerspace, February 6[7]
2013
Bike Pirates recycles broken bikes to make cycling more accessible, September 4[8]
About Toronto[edit | edit source]
Toronto is the most populous city in Canada and the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the fourth-most populous city in North America. The city is the anchor of the Golden Horseshoe, an urban agglomeration of 9,765,188 people (as of 2021) surrounding the western end of Lake Ontario, while the Greater Toronto Area proper had a 2021 population of 6,712,341. Toronto is an international centre of business, finance, arts, sports, and culture and is one of the most multicultural and cosmopolitan cities in the world.
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