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Welcome to Smart Commute Toronto

Smart Commute works with businesses and organizations across the Greater Toronto & Hamilton Area region to help their employees commute to work in sustainable ways. Together, we can reduce congestion, improve air quality, reduce climate change emissions, and improve our daily commutes.

Bike Month – June 2025!

June is Bike Month. Join us for Bike to Work Day on June 4 and the month long Bike Month Contest.

The Bike to Work Day group commute is an annual tradition that brings people from across Toronto together for the largest FREE group bike ride in the city. Join the ride that lead to Nathan Phillips Square at City Hall for a community celebration (and Pancake Breakfast!).

Whether you ride every day or haven’t ridden in years, this event is for you. The Bike to Work Day group commute will be led by well trained Cycle Toronto Ride Guides to ensure riders arrive safely.

From June 1st – 30th log your cycling trips on the Smart Commute Tool for a chance to win a gift card valued at $50 from Canadian Tire, MEC, or PRESTO. Bicycle trips of any duration, distance, or destination can be logged as an entry on the Smart Commute Tool for the Bike Month Contest.

Contest Terms and Conditions

Bike Month - Bike to Work Day

This year we have one departure location/time and will aim to arrive at Nathan Phillips Square at approximately 8 AM for the group celebration. We ride rain or shine!

Meetup

Departure location: Ramsden Park

Meet up time: 7:15 AM

Route: Yonge Street > Bloor St > Bay St > Charles St > University Ave >Nathan Phillips Square

Distance: ~2 km TTC Access: Bay Station (elevator access)

*routes subject to change

Find out more at bikemonth.ca

Bike Month - North York Community Ride

Smart Commute Toronto is teaming up with Cycle Toronto for a free Bike Month Community Ride along the Finch Hydro Corridor Trail. The route is an 8 km ride that will loop around G. Ross Lord Park and return back to Hedon Park. This will be a slow roll suitable for all ages and abilities.

Name: North York Community Ride

Date: Saturday, June 14, 2025

Start time: Meet for 10:00 am, roll out around 10:30 am

Departure Location: Hendon Park, 50 Hendon Ave, Toronto, ON M2M 1A2

Ride Distance: 8 km

Bike Month - Webinar Series

This June we are excited to offer a webinar series as part of Bike Month. We have six unique webinars that cover a range of cycling related topics. We will also offer a random $20 gift card prize to one attendee per webinar.

Discover Smart Commute: A Sustainable Commuting Program for Organizations in Ontario with Jesse Han (pointA)

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Register: Here

Bike Share Toronto: Discover How to Get Around Toronto by Bike

Thursday, June 3, 2025

Register: Here

Safe Cycling 101 with Cycle Toronto

Thursday, June 5, 2025

Register: Here

Vision Zero with Adam Sweanor (City of Toronto)

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Register: Here

Basic Bike Maintenance with Cycle Toronto

Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Register: Here

Bike Lanes as a Health Equity Issue with Judy Noordermeer (Wellesley Institute)

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Register: Here

The Impact of Cycling Facilities on Travel Behaviour Change with Dr. Raktim Mitra (TMU)

Thursday, June 12, 2025

Register: Here

Bike Month - Bike Engagement Stations

Cycle Toronto will be holding pop-up bike engagement stations to provide people with safety checks and minor repairs for those who may not have access to a bike shop but want to get riding. We'll be able to help with things like inflating your tires, lubricating your chain, performing an ABC safety check, and anything else our teams can safely accomplish in a few minutes.

Visit CycleTO/Events for a detailed list of events.

Programs and Services

Smart Commute offers customized programming to encourage employees to make the switch from driving alone to more sustainable forms of transportation such as biking, walking, carpooling, and taking transit.

As a Smart Commute partner, you can take advantage of:

Dedicated Smart Commute staff who will work with you to bring Smart Commute programs and services to your workplace
Annual campaigns to encourage your employees to explore their commuting options
Support for new hybrid work models and your return to office planning, including telework, and work from home programs
Virtual and in-person events and workshops for your employees
The Emergency Ride Home program - Employees at Smart Commute workplaces who commute in a sustainable way and have an unforeseen emergency, can be reimbursed up to $75 for emergency transportation costs to get home quickly

Join Us!

If you’re an employer or property manager interested in becoming a Smart Commute client, give us a call at 416-895-1606 or email us at scommute@toronto.ca.

We’d be happy to connect with your team to provide more details and discuss how we could best support your organization.

Return to Office Resources

As part of the City of Toronto’s recovery strategy, Toronto's employers can access free Return to Office resources to help with their planning and adoption of hydrid work models. These resources include safe commuting guides for employees, work from home best-practices, employee survey templates and more.

Return to the Office resources.

Special Bike Share Toronto Discount

Special Discount: Bike Share Toronto is offering a corporate discount on annual memberships in support of Toronto’s Return to Office campaign. Companies can enroll for no cost as a corporate partner with Bike Share Toronto to unlock a special discount for employees on annual memberships. Smart Commute Clients are eligible for a 25% discount on annual memberships.

Learn More

Bike Share Toronto offers 24/7 convenient access to over 9,000+ bikes and more than 800 stations across Toronto. Whether you're commuting or exploring the city with friends and family, Bike Share Toronto is a fun, flexible, and cost-effective way to navigate Toronto. Enjoy unlimited 30- or 45-minute, station-to-station trips while your Bike Share pass is active. Learn more about the system and membership options at https://bikesharetoronto.com/.

Explore travel options online at SmartCommute.ca

SmartCommute.ca is a new Smart Commute tool that can help commuters explore their travel options, connect with others, find cycling and transit mentors, and arrange carpools.

Key features include:

Carpool

Match with others who are part of your organization or have the same destination.

Walking Buddies

Match with others who are looking to walk to complete their logged trips by foot.

Bike Buddies

Find a partner to cycle with.

Transit Buddies

Find a partner to take transit with.

Single-Trip

Find a one-off carpool to get home on weekends, attend events, or to work around an irregular schedule.

Additional City of Toronto resources

ActiveTO is a City program that helps to ensure people have space to be active and respect physical distancing. Locations are based on a number of factors including population density, equity, access to greenspace, and traffic volumes.

For more information on ActiveTO www.toronto.ca/activeto.

Cycling in Toronto is one of the fastest growing transportation modes in Toronto. The City is working to make travel by bike safer and more inviting. Making it easier for people to cycle helps to ease congestion on our streets and on transit, creates a cleaner environment, and promotes health. Learn more about Toronto’s cycling infrastructure, events, and plans: www.toronto.ca/cycling.

Walking in Toronto

Whether walking to work, school, or for exercise; Toronto is an exceptionally walkable city full of paths, trails, and hikes. Explore the many options to get around the city on foot at www.toronto.ca/walking

Toronto Transit Commission (TTC)

With four subway lines, 11 streetcar routes, and more than 140 bus routes the TTC moves thousands of people throughout the Greater Toronto Area every day. To learn more and plan a trip visit: www.ttc.ca.

GO Transit

As the regional public transit service for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, GO Transit provides service to downtown Toronto and other nearby urban areas, carrying over 70 million passengers a year. To learn more and plan a trip visit https://www.gotransit.com/.

Smart Commute Community-based Travel Program