Item - 2025.PA16.8

The Board of Directors of the Toronto Parking Authority:

1. Received the report (October 1, 2025) from the President, Toronto Parking Authority, for information.

This report provides the Board of Directors of the Toronto Parking Authority (TPA) with an update on management’s stakeholder engagement process in support of the development of our new multi-year strategy for Bike Share Toronto (BST).

Consultations with customers, current Bike Share Toronto members, stakeholders, and City Councillors revealed a common theme; specifically, not whether Bike Share Toronto should continue to expand, but rather how Bike Share Toronto can act as a catalyst to create a cycling movement across the city. This emerging mission is crystallizing into a new bold aspiration - namely to mobilize a million new unique riders and create a Bike Share system that changes the way residents travel across the City.

Stakeholder workshops have identified six key areas of focus for the new strategy: 

• Mobilizing our 40,000+ members as ambassadors to build a cycling movement.
• Foster youth adoption to create the next generation of cycling enthusiasts.
• Accelerate fleet and station electrification to maximize accessibility and reach.
• Expand Network Growth & Densification in both high-demand and underserved neighborhoods.
• Provide new payment options to encourage Bike Share adoption and seamlessly integrate with the TTC and Metrolinx.
• Strengthen first/last-mile transit connections.

Our emerging strategy will build upon Bike Share’s foundation of strong customer satisfaction, operational excellence and value for money while integrating the priorities described above. In addition to public consultations, Management has also leveraged industry best practices from other jurisdictions including evaluation of different operating models that will best support our growth ambitions.

In summary, these insights and supporting studies will guide investment priorities, operating models, and long-term program objectives as the strategy advances toward completion and review by the Toronto Parking Authority's Board of Directors in December 2025.