Plan to build 20 km of new Toronto bike lanes despite Ontario restrictions 'not a loophole,' city says

Toronto proposes over 20 km of new bike lanes, bypassing provincial veto

The city plans to skirt the Ford government’s bike lane ban by narrowing the width of roads to squeeze in bike lanes, rather than removing car lanes

Plan to build 20 km of new Toronto bike lanes despite Ontario restrictions 'not a loophole,' city says

With an estimated price tag of more than $30 million, the proposed 20.5 km of lanes will dodge interference from the Ford government if approved because they won’t require removing car lanes. Instead, city staff proposed to narrow them down.

Toronto Narrows Car Lanes to Install Bike Lanes and Circumvent Ontario’s Bill 60 Attempted Ban

Toronto is pushing forward with a scaled-down version of its cycling network plan, as a 20-kilometre and $30-million project, described by Mayor Olivia Chow as a “win-win solution” in the face of recently passed Bill 60, advances without amendments to the next city council meeting on Dec. 16 reports the Toronto Star. Toronto's 20-kilometre and $30-million cycling network plan advances to city council. © City staff proposed narrowing  several car…