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Toronto’s Summer Data

Summer in Toronto is a season of movement. Beaches, festivals, bike rides, block parties, and long evenings in the park. […]

Quarterly Update (Q1 2026)

At Toronto Open Data, we’re putting in effort to make sure we work in the open. To that end, here’s a summary of how the Toronto […]


Data Stories

Are Diverse Neighbourhoods Safer? We Checked the Data

This blog post is the result of the 2025 York University Blogathon, in which York University students were invited to […]

rideTO: An app for daily TTC commuters

rideTO was designed for regular TTC commuters who already know the routes, stops, and stations they use most often. The […]


Tools & Training

3 Questions…

Why reinvent the wheel? We have some frequent questions that were asked through our Reedit forum administered a few years […]

New open data products support data access and literacy

Improving data literacy and access “The new open data products bring value to the Public Service and residents alike, enabling […]


Video & Multimedia

Explaining Open Data in Toronto

What is open data? How does the City of Toronto use it to improve decision-making? Learn about what open data is and how anyone, anywhere can use it to improve life in Toronto in this short animated video.


Civic Issues

Exploring the Future of Open Data: Hosting Community-Generated Datasets on Toronto’s Open Data Portal 

When we think about open data, we often think about government-published datasets—like transit schedules, water quality data, or demographic information.

Analyzing results from the civic issues campaign survey

Background: What is the civic issue campaign? In 2019, the Open Data team launched a campaign in order to help […]