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Toronto Cyclists Union wins innovation of the year award

The Toronto Cycling Union was recently presented with the 2010 "innovation of the year" award by the US-based Alliance for Cycling and Walking. As reported by Spacing Toronto, the award, presented to the cycling organization in Washington, DC early last week, was in honour of the Union's "partnership with Culturelink Settlement Services to promote cycling amongst newcomers to the city".

"The program, known as the Partnership for Integration and Sustainable Transportation, includes posters, a cycling handbook and workshops. All material has been made available in sixteen of Toronto's most commonly spoken languages."

"The award recognizes that the program not only brings better transportation options to the city's newcomers but also promotes an inclusive cyclist movement. Culturelink Executive Director Ibrahim Absiye explains, "In Toronto, 52% of people 15 and older are newcomers to Canada, and green initiatives must speak directly to them to be effective."

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original source Spacing Toronto
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