Ontario will not remove bike lanes in Toronto until at least March 20, as Cycle Toronto files an injunction to halt the removal pending a legal challenge. This challenge targets the proposed removal of lanes on Bloor, Yonge, and University streets, set to be heard in April. Cycle Toronto argues that discontinuing these bike lanes will endanger cyclists and traffic safety, counter to the province's claim that the measure will ease congestion, a point disputed by data regarding commuter cycling rates.
"This won't help address traffic, and we know it'll make our roads more dangerous for people and make it so that fewer people will choose to ride a bike," said Michael Longfield, executive director of Cycle Toronto.
Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria argued that the bike lane removals are needed to reduce congestion in Toronto, describing the city's approach to installing bike lanes as 'failed.'
Cycle Toronto launched a legal challenge against the province’s plan to remove bike lanes on Bloor Street, Yonge Street and University Avenue, which will be heard in April.
Federal data contradicts the provincial stance that only 1.2 percent of Torontonians commute by bike, indicating that the percentage is likely higher in areas with existing bike lanes.
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