A drone image of cyclists and motorists on Bloor Street West in Toronto's Junction neighbourhood.
A drone image of cyclists and motorists on Bloor Street West in Toronto's Junction neighbourhood. The province's transportation minister says Bill 212 would give the province the authority to 'remove the entirety of the lanes' on Bloor, as well as on University Avenue and and Yonge Street.
"What this means is the conservatives want to remove themselves from any responsibility if someone is injured or killed in the future," Bell said.The Progressive Conservative government has been fast-tracking legislation that would require Ontario municipalities to ask the province for permission to install bike lanes when they would remove a lane of vehicle traffic.
Reporters repeatedly asked Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria Thursday if the amended bill would, in fact, protect the government from lawsuits — and each time he did not answer the question and instead pivoted to government talking points about traffic congestion."We believe bike lanes should be on secondary roads.
Opposition MPPs also took aim at other amendments to the bill Thursday, including those focused on who will pay for the removal of bike lanes.How one wheelchair user feels about prospect of losing bike lanesOda Al-Anizi outfitted his wheelchair with a special attachment that transformed it into a bike, allowing him to navigate the city as a cyclist. As he told CBC’s Talia Ricci, it’s been a gamechanger.
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