"A group of Toronto cyclists are in Ontario's highest court on Wednesday to defend their successful challenge of the province's plan to rip up three stretches of the city's bike lanes. The cyclists, including a bike courier and a university student, have so far successfully argued the unproven plan to improve traffic by taking out protected bike lanes is an unconstitutional risk to their safety. The Court of Appeal for Ontario will hear the provincial government's appeal of the case on Wednesday."
"He found removing the bike lanes, or reconfiguring them so they're no longer separated, would lead to more accidents, injuries and death. The government recognized as much when it added an immunity clause to the legislation shielding it from liability, his ruling said. Premier Doug Ford's government passed a 2024 law to remove 19 kilometres of protected bike lanes in Toronto along Bloor Street, Yonge Street and University Avenue."
A group of Toronto cyclists challenged a provincial law to remove 19 kilometres of protected bike lanes on Bloor, Yonge and University. A Superior Court justice ruled the plan posed an unconstitutional safety risk to cyclists. The justice found government advisers and external experts agreed the plan would not reduce traffic congestion and could worsen it. The judge concluded removing or reconfiguring protected lanes would increase accidents, injuries and deaths. A Toronto city report estimated cyclist injury risk is about nine times greater on major streets without protected lanes and noted 28 deaths and 380 serious injuries over the past decade.
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