Ontario bike lane removals stalled by court injunction

April 22, 2025, 1:22 pm

A judicial decision has temporarily halted the Ontario government’s plan to remove key bike lanes along Bloor, University, and Yonge streets. The order, issued amid a Charter challenge by cycling advocates, leaves the city’s urban mobility plans in an uncertain, albeit reflective, pause.

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torontosun.com / Ontario ordered to pause Toronto bike lane removal until charter case decided

Premier Doug Ford’s government has been ordered to keep its hands off three major Toronto bike lanes until a judge can decide whether a plan to remove them is unconstitutional. The injunction handed down Tuesday was heralded as a win by the cyclist group challenging Ontario’s bid to rip up the...

nationalobserver.com / Advocates celebrate court-ordered pause on Toronto bike lane removals

An Ontario judge paused the Ford government’s plan to rip out three of Toronto’s major protected bike lanes, handing cycling advocates a symbolic victory.

lapresse.ca / Une injonction est accordée pour préserver trois pistes cyclables à Toronto

Le gouvernement du premier ministre Doug Ford a reçu l’ordre de ne pas toucher aux trois principales pistes cyclables de Toronto jusqu’à ce que le juge statue sur l’inconstitutionnalité du projet visant à les supprimer.

globalnews.ca / Judge orders Ford government to pause Toronto bike lane removals for now

A judge has ordered the Ford government to suspend any imminent bike lane removal plans until he has decided if their removal violates the Charter rights of cyclists in Toronto.

theglobeandmail.com / Judge temporarily blocks Ford government’s bike lane removals

Injunction prevents Ontario from ripping up Bloor, University and Yonge bike lanes until resolution of Charter challenge

citynews.ca / Court grants injunction to stop Ontario from removing bike lanes

The Ontario government’s bid to remove three major Toronto bike lanes has been put on pause after a temporary injunction has been granted by Justice Paul Schabas.  The Ford government can’t remove bike lanes on Bloor, University and Yonge streets until Schabas renders his decision on a...


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