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Ontario moving ahead with Toronto compromise on bike lanes despite appeal

Published Oct 10, 2025 at 11:19am

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Ontario moving ahead with Toronto compromise on bike lanes despite appeal

A cyclist rides in a bike lane at St. George St. And Bloor St. West in Toronto on Friday, December 13, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Proctor

The Ontario government plans to restore lanes of vehicle traffic but keep bike lanes on a short stretch of Bloor Street West in Toronto, at a cost of $750,000.

Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria announced Thursday that the work would start on or soon after Oct. 20, despite an ongoing court case.

"The city of Toronto did not look at ways to accommodate vehicle lanes in the original planning," he said in an interview.

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