Dear residents, This Thursday, Bike Ottawa is organising a rally to protest Bill 60 that, among other things, will ban any new bike lanes involving road reconfiguration. Whether you bike, walk, roll or even drive, you should care about this. The Ontario government is essentially handcuffing municipalities and subjecting them to the whim of a […]
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What is Bill 60, and why should people care?
Our very own Rob Attrell talked about this yesterday on Ottawa Now with Kristy Cameron on 580 CFRA. Ontario Bill 60, Part XII.1, Section 195.3 (1) says that no traffic lanes on a roadway in Ontario can be removed in full or in part to make way for a cycling lane or for any other […]
Bill 60: Ontario government bypasses democratic process
After steamrolling through Bill 56 that bans speed cameras, the Ontario government is planning on bypassing the democratic process again (ie no public committee hearings) for Bill 60, the so-called Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act. This government does not want to hear any opinion that doesn’t fit its narrative (nor is it interested in data). […]
Ontario Bill 60: A Veto on a Safer, More Bikeable Ottawa
A provision buried deep in Ontario’s new omnibus legislation, Bill 60 (the Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025), is a direct, immediate threat to road safety in Ottawa. It undermines years of approved local planning, from the Official Plan down and effectively freezes the City’s ability to build bike lanes that would result in a […]
