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Ontario Pushes Bloor Bike Lane Removal, Court Petition Filed

By Drooid · Oct 22, 2026, 2:47 AM UTC · How we work

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Ontario Premier Doug Ford is pushing to remove protected bike lanes on Toronto’s Bloor Street.
Hundreds of cyclists blocked crews on Tuesday evening, causing the work crews to withdraw.
Cycle Toronto is petitioning the Supreme Court of Canada to overturn the lower-court decision allowing removal.
Mayor Olivia Chow called the lane removal a ‘trampling of local democracy.’

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Ontario Premier Doug Ford is pushing to remove protected bike lanes on Toronto’s Bloor Street.
Hundreds of cyclists blocked crews on Tuesday evening, causing the work crews to withdraw.
Cycle Toronto is petitioning the Supreme Court of Canada to overturn the lower-court decision allowing removal.
Mayor Olivia Chow called the lane removal a ‘trampling of local democracy.’