We are a cyclist advocacy group promoting cycling safety in Toronto’s Ward 19—Beaches and East York.
We are volunteer residents, self-organized and funded through donations. We. Love. Bikes.
Our Goal
Simply put, our goal is to promote biking and safe streets in our community. Through our appearances at community events, we assist people who bike or who are interested in biking. We advocate for better cycling infrastructure, safer streets, and to make biking a safer experience everyone. We love bikes and hope our enthusiasm will encourage more people to cycle.
History
We have been active since the very start of the Toronto Cyclists Union in 2008 with Doug Lee and Rob Wallis as the Ward Captains. We soon developed a core group of 5 or 6 people who met once a month in MacCarthy’s pub.
From 2010 we moved our meetings to The Feathers on Kingston Road.
In 2018, following the merger of the former Wards 31 and 32 into the new Ward 19, we’ve moved our meetings to a more central location of that new geography. This also meant a name change—we formally became 32 Spokes, shedding the “Ward 32” moniker.
We continue to advocate as 32 Spokes and hold monthly meetings online and in-person.
Who We Are
Our group is made up of local residents, with Mary Ann Neary our fearless leader. At present we have over 25 cyclists on our email list. Most members of the group are also involved with other cycling groups and some volunteer at TCU activities, attend city-wide TCU meetings, and keep an ear to the ground on political issues that affect Toronto cyclists.
What We Do
We support our local community through advocacy and attend local events to chat everything bikes and safe streets.
In the past, we attended the East Lynn Farmer’s Market (DECA), the Leslieville Farmers market, the Ward 32 and Ward 19 Community Environment Days, the Ward 32 Green Fair, we facilitated a Bike Valet at the Beaches Jazz and Blues festivals, and others.
Future events may include a biking treasure hunt, a biking ‘ward tour’, CAN-BIKE courses and school events. We are also working with our local Councillor to implement our ‘wish-list’ of projects.
32 Spokes 