SafeCycle Toronto

Every route rated for traffic stress: more protected lanes, calm residentials and laneways — fewer white-knuckle arterials. Free, private, built by a Toronto rider.

SafeCycle Toronto plans cycling routes through the city the way an experienced rider would: prefer protected bike lanes, calmer residentials, and laneways over busy arterials, even when the arterial is shorter.

The app uses Toronto's Level of Traffic Stress (LTS) data — a four-tier rating that scores every street segment by how comfortable it is to cycle on — and combines it with custom routing rules built specifically for cyclist safety.

WHAT'S DIFFERENT • Avoids dangerous unsignalized left turns across busy streets • Treats Toronto's laneway network as a first-class shortcut, not a last resort • Penalizes high-stress arterials proportionally to how stressful they actually are • Two route options on every search: "Safer" and "Faster" — compare and pick

DURING THE RIDE • First-person camera with voice and haptic cues for upcoming turns • Mute voice instantly from the navigation HUD • Auto-reroute if you drift off the suggested path • Trip history kept on-device (distance, duration), no GPS traces stored

ON THE MAP • Streets colour-coded by traffic stress tier — green is calm, red is high-stress • Toggle stress tiers on/off in Settings • Map dims overlay during navigation so the route reads cleanly

PRIVACY-FIRST • No accounts, no email signup, no advertising SDKs • Saved places, recent searches, and ride history live only on your device • Your location is sent to our routing server only when computing a route, not streamed

Built for Toronto, by a Toronto rider. Questions or a route that could be better? Email support@safecycletoronto.ca — real rides shape every release.