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Ontario plans to remove Toronto bike lanes on Bloor, Yonge and University

The Progressive Conservative government tabled a bill last week that would require municipalities to ask the province for permission to install bike lanes when they would remove a lane of vehicle traffic.

Published Nov 1, 2024 at 2:38pm

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Ontario plans to remove Toronto bike lanes on Bloor, Yonge and University
Ontario is planning to remove sections of bike lanes on three major roads in Toronto, as it considers whether to rip up more bike lanes elsewhere. A cyclist uses a bike lane in Toronto on Monday, October 21, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Ontario is planning to remove sections of bike lanes on three major roads in Toronto, as it considers whether to rip up more bike lanes elsewhere.

The Progressive Conservative government tabled a bill last week that would require municipalities to ask the province for permission to install bike lanes when they would remove a lane of vehicle traffic.

The government is going further through regulation, posting a proposed new rule that would require the province to remove sections of Bloor Street, Yonge Street, and University Avenue bike lanes and restore them as lanes for vehicle traffic.

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