Author: Tom Strickland

  • Response to Bill 60

    Response to Bill 60

    On November 27, 2025, the Ontario government passed Bill 60, introducing significant amendments to the Highway Traffic Act that fundamentally changed how municipalities manage bicycle lanes.

  • Calls to Action – Bill 60, Elmira Arthur Street Public Meeting, Connected Kitchener

    Calls to Action – Bill 60, Elmira Arthur Street Public Meeting, Connected Kitchener

    1. Bill 60 Last year the Province passed Bill 212, Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, which sought to remove 19 kilometres of Toronto’s protected bike lanes. Cycle Toronto and several co-applicants challenged those removals in court and won. Relying on key evidence from the government’s own experts, the ruling stopped the Province from tearing out the bike lanes we already…

  • Call to Action – Regional Roundabout Safety Initiative

    Call to Action – Regional Roundabout Safety Initiative

    The Region has announced a pilot study to look at safety improvements to the standard roundabout design in the Region. They are testing two possible improvements – raised crosswalks to force cars to slow down when crossing the crosswalk area, and push button flashing lights to make a person crossing at the crosswalk more visible.…