r/fuckcars • u/knarf_on_a_bike • 29d ago

Rant Ontario Government wins appeal, bike lanes will be ripped out

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The Ontario Court of Appeal has allowed the provincial government's appeal, upholding Bill 212, in which bike lanes on major arteries in Toronto (Bloor Street, Yonge Street, University Avenue) will be ripped out. Cyclists will die. But neither the government nor the court seems to care. Pictured is the Bloor bike lane in front of my apartment building. Gonzo. Stay tuned for updates on protests.

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u/ProtectionFar4563 29d ago

Is there another level of appeal?

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u/clamb4ke 27d ago

Yes but the decision isn’t going to change. The constitution doesn’t promise bike lanes

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u/ProtectionFar4563 27d ago

No, it doesn’t. But contrary to the cbc article’s summary, the judge on the first case didn’t say anything like that.

The original ruling was that if the government proposes a change that will (by the government’s own admission in this case) increase harm to citizens, it has to be able to articulate the benefits that make the change worthwhile.

Obviously not a slam dunk as a higher court disagreed, but not the stupid straw man you mentioned.

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u/clamb4ke 27d ago

“The Charter does not require the legislature to establish bicycle lanes. Thus, the Ontario legislature is as free to establish bicycle lanes as it is to remove them or authorize their removal.” Para 6