Safety
54%more collisions projected after removal
Removal means more collisions
Ontario’s own analysis predicts a 54% increase in collisions if protected lanes are removed.
Source: Ontario internal documents, reported by The Trillium ↗
Save lanes,
Save lives.
Ontario’s plan to remove Toronto’s protected bike lanes would make our streets less safe, waste public money, and fail to fix congestion
Ontario plans to tear out 19 kilometres of Toronto’s protected bike lanes
It is an expensive and disruptive plan to undo infrastructure that is already helping people move safely
The facts don’t support removal
Cost
$48M+to remove lanes built for $27M
Millions to tear out lanes that work
Toronto estimates $48M+ to remove lanes built for $27M. The estimate covers only three of the six corridors at risk.
Source: City Manager’s report to Toronto City Council ↗
Traffic
1,849bike and micromobility trips on Bloor, 5 to 7 p.m.
A lane that moves people without more cars
From 5 to 7 p.m., the bike lane carried 1,849 bike and micromobility trips. The adjacent car lane carried 1,741 motor vehicles.
Source: Bloor rush-hour count, reported by TorontoToday ↗The routes being removed
The province’s current RFP covers Bloor, Yonge, and University/Avenue Road
CycleTO’s current corridor details ↗
No negative
economic impact
Protected lanes did not hurt local business
A peer-reviewed Bloor study, commissioned by the Bloor Annex and Korea Town BIAs, found no negative economic impact after the lane was installed.
Source: Bloor economic impact study ↗21 to 4
Toronto City Council opposed the removals
The province is overruling the council elected to decide how Toronto’s streets should work, despite a 21 to 4 vote against Bill 212.
Source: CBC News ↗Safer streets and less congestion are goals we all share
Drivers, cyclists, pedestrians, transit riders, and local businesses all need streets that work. Protected lanes make short trips safer without adding another car to already crowded roads.
Toronto should be able to make evidence-based decisions about its own streets
Read CycleTO’s research and legal case ↗Safety should be the starting point
Both Toronto’s mayor and Ontario’s premier have said that people on bikes deserve safe streets
“Bike lanes keep thousands of people safe. Everyone should be safe as they travel to work, school and around our city.”
Source and context ↗
“You’re nervous when there’s no bike lanes. We have to do everything we can to make sure there’s never a death in the city. One death is way too many when it comes to bicycle riders.”
Source: CycleTO ↗
Ontario has bigger priorities
Housing, health care, public transit, and the tariff war each need serious provincial attention. These are the problems that affect daily life across Ontario
HousingAffordability is pushing young people out of the market
Health careHospital vacancies and emergency closures remain urgent
Public transitReliable, affordable service needs continued investment
Tariff warTrade uncertainty is already raising costs for businessesCoverage worth reading
Global NewsCity report puts the cost of removal at $48 million↗TorontoTodayRush-hour count finds bikes outnumber cars on Bloor Street West↗The TrilliumGovernment documents warn removal could worsen collisions and gridlock↗TVO TodayIs there a right to bike lanes? Bill 212’s Charter challenge explained↗CycleTOWhat happens next with Toronto’s bike lanes?↗
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