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Markham volunteers fix bikes so newcomer youths can ride

8/2020 - How to deal with your old and broken bicycle? A bunch of Markham volunteers are collecting donations of used bicycles and giving them to newcomer children and youths after repairing. Since the beginning of July, Markham Cycles has launched two programs aiming to collect donations of used bicycles from the community and give the newcomer... Read More

Congratulations to our Theme 1 Winners!

7/2020 - Congratulations to Emily and Linda, who won the prize draw for Theme 1: Markham’s Major Trails + One!  Emily visited six out of eight photo stop locations and has a goal of biking 210 minutes a week this summer. She won a gift certificate to the Boiler Room at JoyRide150. Linda has a goal of... Read More

Explore Markham and Win Prizes Through Markham Cycles More Photo Scavenger Hunt

7/2020 - The City of Markham’s Cycling and Pedestrian Advisory Committee and The Centre for Active Transportation (TCAT) at Clean Air Partnership is making it fun for people to get outside and get active on their bikes this summer while maintaining physical distance through Markham Cycles More. From July 9 until September 30, sign up for cycling... Read More

TCAT Releases New Report on Health, Equity and Active Transportation in Markham

7/2020 - Neighbourhoods in Markham with more low-income residents have higher rates of pedestrian and cyclist collisions, finds a new research report by The Centre for Active Transportation (TCAT) at Clean Air Partnership. While studies across Canada have found similar results, this finding about York Region’s largest municipality is surprising because the research also found that cycling,... Read More

Covid-19 Update

6/2020 - On May 29th, the City of Markham announced that all summer programs are cancelled and community centres would remain closed for the summer.Since then, we have been working hard to find ways to celebrate cycling, support people riding and get our bikes out in the community, without opening our physical space at Milliken Mills. We’re... Read More

Trillium Grant Awarded to Markham Cycles

6/2020 - The Centre for Active Transportation (TCAT) at Clean Air Partnership is thrilled to announce that Markham Cycles has been awarded a Trillium Foundation Grow Grant. With this three-year funding, starting in 2021, TCAT will expand Markham Cycles within Markham and open a second location in York Region. The focus of the grant is Active People, and... Read More

COVID-19 Update

3/2020 - Due to COVID-19 and social distancing measures in place, we will be cancelling all upcoming programs until further notice and will wait to plan future programs until it is safe to do so. Please take care during this challenging time and we hope to be back with you soon to continue to grow cycling culture... Read More