Ontario tables legislation that includes ban on some bike lanes across province
Ontario tabled its first bill of the fall legislative sitting on Monday, in a bid to give the province veto power over some bike lanes, accelerate highway construction projects and ease environmental assessments for new highways.
Ontario will restrict new bike lanes amid ‘out of control’ process: Transportation Minister
Ontario Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria says the provincial government is introducing legislation that would require municipalities to receive provincial approval before removing traffic lanes to install new bike paths.
Ontario set to ban new bike lanes installed without provincial approval
The government, which has made gridlock a priority, intends to introduce legislation next week to change the process for installing bike lanes across the province
Ontario tables bill to give it veto power over bike lanes
Ontario has introduced a controversial bill that could grant the province more power over bike lanes. The Doug Ford government claims the legislation would help reduce gridlock, but critics argue it’s a political overreach.
Ontario to give itself veto power over city bike lanes, citing worsening gridlock
TORONTO - Ontario cities would have to seek the province's permission to install new bike lanes that remove lanes of vehicle traffic under upcoming legislation, the transportation minister announced Tuesday.
Any new bike lanes in Ontario towns could need provincial approval under new rules
Any future bike lanes coming to Ontario towns and cities could soon need provincial approval thanks to new rules proposed by Brampton MP and Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria.
Ontario tables legislation to ban on some bike lanes
Ontario has tabled legislation, which would give the province the power to stop cities from constructing some new bike lanes.
Ontario says bike lanes cause gridlock. These people don't roll with that
Some observers are pushing back on the idea that bike lanes cause traffic congestion as the Ontario government embarks on a potential shakeup for how future bikeways get the green light.Last week, the Ontario government announced it's seeking to pass legislation that would require municipalities to get provincial approval for new bike lanes that would take space away from vehicles.
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Restricting bike lanes and raising highway speed limits: Here’s what the province has in store for Ontario municipalities
Proposed changes are set to be introduced Oct. 21 — when the Ontario legislature sits again for the fall session.
Doug Ford's beef with bike lanes has Torontonians, GTA city-dwellers livid: 'A profoundly stupid idea'
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Ontario tables legislation that includes ban on some bike lanes across the province
Ontario has tabled its first bill as a new legislative sitting gets underway today, which would give the province the power ...