Ontario has passed a law that requires municipalities to obtain approval before installing bike lanes on arterial roads and may also lead to the removal of some current Toronto lanes.
The legislation, known as Bill 212, also limits cyclists’ ability to sue the government for eliminating bike lanes if someone is injured or killed on parts of the road where a lane has been removed.
The government fast-tracked the bill through the legislature and it received royal assent on Nov. 25 after passing its third reading by a vote of 66-27.
Transport Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria announced the legislation last month as part of the province’s plan to tackle gridlock on congested roads, particularly in Toronto and surrounding areas….