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Revision as of 16:07, 20 May 2008
List of rides > Canada > Toronto
Contents
Next ride
Date: Saturday 14 June 2008
Time: Gather at 12 noon for socializing, body painting, bike decorating etc. Bring food to share if you wish. Ride starts at 1 pm, following a route along several major streets in the downtown core.
Location: Route starts at Coronation Park (west of Bathurst Street, by the waterfront at the centre of the park)
Posters/flyers
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Route for 2008
Start: Coronation Park Fountain. South of the CNE's Princes Gate. Meet at noon, ride 1pm. Bring water and sunblock, and maybe some food if you plan on being hungry at all.
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1 (East) Queen's Quay: Enjoy Toronto's beautiful waterfront with picturesque ride on Queen's Quay West. 2 (North) York St: York is a relatively calm and pleasant way to cross the scary traffic corridor of the Gardiner and railway. Don't worry, our bike cop friends will keep us safe! 3 (East) Front St: Enjoy a bit of tourist madness along Front St West cycling past Union Station. Be glad you're on a bike! 4 (North) Yonge St: Wave to the crowds of people on Toronto's most famous street! 5: Dundas Square: If you are getting a bit hot at this point in the ride, take a quick splash through the fountains at Dundas Square. Just watch out for the other kids enjoying the water. 6 (East) Carlton St: Head east one block past the world famous Maple Leaf Gardens. 7 (North) Church St: A quick diversion through Toronto's busy gay village may be a good place to recruit a few more naked cyclists. 8 (West) Wellesley St: Return to the madness of Yonge St on Wellesley 9 (North) Yonge St again: One of the busiest shopping areas of the city. |
10 (West) Yorkville Ave: New in 2008, we're going to head a bit further north to pass through one of Toronto's more expensive shopping districts. 11 (South) Avenue Road: We'll return to Bloor via Avenue Road 12 (West) Bloor St: Enjoy the changing character of Bloor St as we pass through the different neighbourhoods. 13 (South) Spadina Ave: At first Spadina is quiet, but as we enter Chinatown south of College it really heats up. 14 (West) Baldwin St: Cutting across to the very popular Kensington Market area, where we frequently gain a new rider or two. 15 (South) Kensington Ave: This is one of Toronto's most vibrant neighbourhoods. 16 (East) Dundas St W: We'll use Dundas to return to Spadina for our final leg south. 17 (South) Spadina Ave again: Continue south through Chinatown. 18 (West) Queen St W: This isn't the most exciting part of Queen St, but it takes us to our final destination. |
END: Java House: Augusta & Queen St W. Java House is a great place to people watch, and have a diverse menu at very reasonable prices. And the beer is cheap, too!
GoogleMaps: map only ; GoogleMaps: normal view
What to bring
- Water
- Sunscreen
- Decorations
- Signs for yourself and your bike
- Posters
- Costumes
- Body paints
- A personal picnic lunch including beverages for the day
- Bicycle helmet – let's be good role models!
Legality
Remember, it's perfectly legal for women to go topless in Canada anywhere that a man might, which includes cycling on city streets.
Furthermore, the Crown has acknowledged that participating in an orderly event naked is not illegal, so long as you are wearing something, such as shoes.
And you will also be happy to know that we have been cycling naked with a few polite and respectful bicycle cops for the last few years, who kindly stop traffic for us on those busy left turns, and who do their best to keep us all together as a group.
Photos
See also: WNBR Toronto Yahoo! group photos
2006
2005
2004
Videos
See Toronto 2005 World Naked Bike Ride: Fun and Fabulous! (click video stills at bottom of page)
History
2007
The 2007 ride in Toronto was the best yet. The weather was ideal. 30+ women and men participated and a new contingent from Hamilton joined up with us shortly after we set out. The police escort was courteous and the public was very supportive and showed much appreciation. The press coverage was generally very good - with a few excellent quotes and a clear reporting of the WNBR mandate and global scope.
Edited by Leif Harmsen
2006
The 2006 ride in Toronto was plagued by lack of organisation and cold weather, but we ended up having a great time. Someone faxed incorrect info to the Toronto police, who showed up at Coronation Park several hours before the rest of us. They ended up having a very long day, but were good sports about it.
We started gathering around 11:30, and left on our ride at about 13:00. It was only about 14 degrees, but the sun was very intense and it warmed up nicely.
We took a nice long winding route through the downtown core, and encountered a warm if low-key reception from the good citizens of Toronto. It's amazing how many people downtown happen to have cameras with them.
Our police escort hung back for the most part, but assisted us through a few intersections and left turns.
We look forward to better weather and an increase in numbers for 2007, and hope to have a few women join us.
Please read the messages and view the photos of the WNBR Toronto Yahoo! group.
Edited by John aka Scoutniagara and Spike
2005
Ride report at TNT!MEN: Toronto 2005 World Naked Bike Ride: Fun and Fabulous! This page includes a number of reports from the 2005 ride, and provides links to photos of the 2004 and 2005 rides.
2004
We had about 40 or 50 riders on the Toronto 2004 ride from Grange Park, but had a difference of opinion from two different police divisions, so for the 2005 ride, after a lack of leadership, a meeting place, Coronation Park was chosen. It worked out well, but we weren't able to advertise in sufficient time to draw more riders. We only had 10 riders, but I think we had a great and successful ride.
Links
Discussion groups
- WNBR Toronto Yahoo! group
- Toronto Naked Bike Ride Facebook group
- WNBR Canada Yahoo! group
Listings
- Toronto Naked Bike Ride 2008 Facebook event
Related websites
- TNT!MEN (Totally Naked Toronto Men Enjoying Nudity) – TNT!MEN is famous for marching naked in the Toronto Gay Pride parade, and for convincing City Hall to declare Hanlan's Point officially clothing-optional. Members of TNT participated in every ride since 2004.
- Naturist Ontario
Location information
- Google map of Coronation Park with meeting point marked
- ViaMichelin map of Toronto
- Wikipedia: Toronto
- Wikipedia: Ontario
