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Doug Ford Is Spending a Lot of Money Ripping Out Bike Lanes

Toronto’s road wars: Millions of dollars, tonnes of emissions, and several arrests

The distance of protected bike lanes to be removed and restored to motor vehicle lanes, as approved by the Court of Appeal of Ontario on August 14. The plan is to rip up thirteen kilometres along Bloor Street (from west of Islington Avenue to Castle Frank Drive), 3.2 along Yonge Street (from Hayden to Millwood), and about 3.6 along University Avenue. Some of the work has already started, but the brunt of it is expected to start this coming spring and run until December 2028.

The current number of people who have been taken into custody on charges of mischief and obstructing a police officer after protesting the start of the city’s bike lane removal near Bloor Street West and Islington Avenue.

The estimated amount it will cost to remove existing bike lanes and reinstate motor vehicle lanes. Not to mention that, by July 2025, the province had reportedly already spent nearly $270,000 on external lawyers to fight the successful legal challenge against bike lane removal.

The amount spent on designing and installing these bike lanes since 2016.

The number of dedicated bikeways in the City of Toronto.

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