If your bike has seen better days and is parked along Toronto streets, you may want to get to it before the city does.
Starting today, city crews will begin clearing out bikes that appear to have been abandoned on city sidewalks.
The city says it will be looking to remove bikes that have missing or damaged parts, flat or missing tires and appear to be in unusable condition.
If it is clear a bike has been abandoned, the city says it will dispose of it without notice however, if there is some question about whether the bike has been left behind, a notice on the bike and owners will have 14 days to remove the tag and park the bike in a different location.
Members of the public are encourage to assist the city in its efforts by calling 311 to report any bike that appears to be abandoned.
Callers are asked to provide as much detail as possible when describing the abandoned bikes to city staff.
