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According to the Toronto Coalition for Active Transportation (TCAT), “In May 2009, TCAT organized its second Bike Summit, a one-day bicycle policy conference. This popular event sold out in advance despite a bigger venue than for Bike Summit 2008. One of the goals beyond the event itself was to share more widely the knowledge and lessons learned with bicycle advocates, professionals, and elected officials unable to join us in Toronto.

To this end, we are pleased to release an easy-to-read and beautifully designed Summary Report of Bike Summit 2009. Thanks to Fred Sztabinski for putting the final touches on this report and getting it out the door. Printed copies are available for pick-up or mailing. If you’d like some copies to distribute, please email TCAT. An on-line PDF version of the report is also available to download here.
We are also happy to announce that:

• all of the videos from the Bike Summit have been uploaded to TCAT’s website by TCAT volunteer extraordinaire Mateen Mahboubi, AND  
• TCAT Steering Committee member Dylan Passmore compiled highlights from the day into a 18-minute edited video also now available on our website.

We hope you enjoy these new resources and find them useful.”

Alliance staff note: TCAT has done an amazing job of compiling the results from their 2009 Bike Summit at these links. Their website now hosts videos of presentations at the Summit for those who couldn’t make it or would like a recap. The Summary Report is also a beautiful document that highlights the success that has come from their Bike Summit and summaries of the topics and presentations covered. We highly recommend you check it out!

On Friday April 25th , the Toronto Coalition for Active Transportation (TCAT) will host the 2008 Bike Summit in Toronto.  The organization is planning innovative and forward-thinking sessions that will: share international and Canadian best practices and perspectives on putting policy into action; build local, regional and provincial momentum and leadership for bikeable communities; and engage key stakeholders on how to effectively implement policies and strategies to realize and maximize the value of bicycling for transportation, health, tourism, recreation, economic development, energy conservation and the environment. TCAT invites interested bicycle and pedestrian advocacy leaders to attend.  See their website for more details. (And Alliance would like to welcome TCAT as one of our newest member organizations!)