Ontario says bike lanes cause gridlock. These people don't roll …
23 hours ago · An "explosion" of bike lanes built during the COVID-19 pandemic came when fewer people were driving and the bike corridors' impacts were unclear, according to the province's Ministry of ...
Hundreds show up at meeting about concrete protected bike lanes …
2 days ago · A city spokesperson said there could be more public meetings before they finalize their plans. According to an estimate by OTIS, the current proposal to put the concrete curbs and planters in ...
Ontario to restrict where new bike lanes can be built | CBC News
5 days ago · The Ontario government says it will introduce legislation that would require municipalities to get provincial approval before building bike lanes that reduce lanes of vehicle traffic.
Ontario government moves to force cities to get approval for bike lanes ...
5 days ago · Posted October 15, 2024 10:59 am. The Ford government has announced plans to introduce legislation that would restrict the removal of vehicular traffic lanes in favour of bike lanes in Ontario municipalities. Ontario Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria made the announcement at a west-end Toronto restaurant on Bloor Street West steps away ...
Advocates rally in Etobicoke to oppose Ford's bike lane restrictions
3 days ago · Posted October 17, 2024 6:33 am. A rally was held at High Park on Wednesday night to oppose the Doug Ford government’s proposed plan to restrict bike lanes in Toronto, which many called an attack on cyclists. “The province coming in and saying, no, us unilaterally will decide what stays what gets built is really just overreach,” said ...
Doug Ford amps up bike lane rhetoric, questions mount for cities
2 days ago · Toronto has removed bike lanes in the past. In 2012, after a protracted battle in council led in part by former mayor Rob Ford and Doug Ford, then a city councillor, the city opted to remove ...
Ask Code Switch: Do bike lanes cause gentrification? | GBH - WGBH.org
Sep 23, 2024 · Today on Ask Code Switch, we tackle a question about race, bike lanes and gentrification. Who are bike lanes serving? Are these safety measures protecting everyone equally, or are bike advocates on the wrong side of progress?
Philadelphia has a plan for concrete-protected bike lanes in ... - CBS News
Oct 9, 2024 · For months, CBS News Philadelphia has reported on efforts to make biking and bike lanes safer in the city. After more than a decade, a church in Center City decided to stop using a city-issued ...
‘Significant overreach’: Ontario municipalities slam province over bike …
3 days ago · Upcoming legislation that would require cities to get provincial approval for some bike lanes is a “significant overreach” of power, Ontario municipalities say. None of the 444 members of the ...
Ford government to table legislation to restrict bike lanes on city ...
Sep 20, 2024 · The Ford government is working on legislation designed to restrict the construction of new bike lanes on city streets, Global News can confirm, with the planned law set to touch on one of the...