Ontario free to axe Toronto bike lanes, region’s top court rules

Win is significant for region’s premier, Doug Ford, who blames protected zones as cause of city’s traffic ills The Ontario government is now free to rip out Toronto’s bike lanes on its busiest streets after the region’s top court ruled in favour of the province on Friday, overturning a lower court’s decision that decre

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The Ontario Court of Appeal has overturned a lower court's ruling that blocked the Ford government's plans to rip out certain downtown Toronto bike lanes.

A Superior Court Justice initially ruled that the government’s plan to remove protected bike lanes was an unconstitutional risk to cyclists’ safety

The Court of Appeal for Ontario has ruled that the removal of bike lanes along three Toronto arteries is not a violation of Charter rights and can proceed, reversing a lower court ruling.

CP NewsAlert: Ford government wins appeal in Toronto bike lanes case  Toronto Star

Premier Doug Ford’s government can rip out 19 kilometres of protected bike lanes in Toronto, the Court of Appeal for Ontario has ruled in a decision released Friday, reversing a lower court decision made in July 2025.