News about Bike Ottawa
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). […]
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 […]
The Ontario government intends to limit debate and bypass committee hearings on Bill 56 that will scrap speed safety cameras. Across Ontario, people have rallied against the bill. Councillors are opposed to it as well. Data shows speed safety cameras save lives. But no, the government is not interested in listening to people or data. […]
Just when you think it can’t get worse, it does. Not only does the Ford government want to ban speed cameras in school zones (Bill 56): “Part XIV.1, which authorizes the use of automated speed enforcement systems, is repealed.” Now it wants to ban cities from reconfiguring streets to install bike lanes (Bill 60). “A […]
