velo-city is a sustainable rapid mobility system for the City of Toronto. velo-city is a high-speed, all-season, pollution-free, ultra-quiet transit system that makes people healthier. Using an infrastructure of elevated cycle tracks velo-city creates a network across the city. The elevated bikeways are enclosed in tubes to provide protection for all season cycling. The bikeway tubes are separated by direction of travel to create a dynamic air circulation loop that creates a natural tail-wind for cyclists. The reduction of air resistance increases the efficiency of cycling by about 90% allowing for speeds of up to 40 km/hr. velo-city increases speeds, reduces spent energy and eliminates intersections to produce total travel times that rival any other form of high speed transit. velo-city, is a unique form of rapid transit because it is active rather than passive. velo-city promotes exercise as an urban lifestyle and increases our social sphere. All other modern modes of transit are passive - they take users for a ride. Users of velo-city understand the value of distance and its relationship to the environment because they cput their own energy into their mobility . The value of this mobility is expressed in a transit space within which people have individual freedom of choice and movement while sharing a common infrastructure that is a new form of public space. velo-city is light-weight, and works with all other existing modes of transportation. Located within existing public rightsof-way velo-city offers a significalntly different chocie in transit modes. It levels the playing field for cyclists making cycling a real choice for urban commuters. People make cities. velo-city is people powered rapid transit.