This consultation was open from:
October 23, 2025
to November 22, 2025
Decision summary
Bill 60, the Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025, was passed by the Legislature on November 24, 2025. Schedule 5 of this Act streamlines the approach for municipalities implementing and installing new bicycle lanes, by prohibiting motor vehicle lane reductions.
Decision details
Bill 60, the Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025, was passed on November 24, 2025. Schedule 5 of the Bill amends the Highway Traffic Act to prohibit all Ontario municipalities from reducing motor vehicle lanes when installing, implementing or marking new bicycle lanes.
The amendments also create regulation-making authorities to allow the Minister to prescribe additional prohibited activities that reduce the number of lanes for motor vehicle traffic, and to exempt certain municipal projects from the prohibition.
Finally, these amendments provide the Minister with greater discretion when determining municipal reimbursement for the existing bicycle lane review framework (related to requested information and support).
These legislative amendments reflect the government’s commitment to fight gridlock, which has been estimated to cost the provincial economy $56 billion dollars annually.
The province continues to recognize cycling as an important mode of transportation and municipalities will continue to be able to implement and install new bicycle lanes provided no motor vehicle lanes are impacted.
Effects of consultation
A total of 1,316 comments were received and considered. This includes 3 received by email, 3 received through email from MMAH that were directed from MMAH Bill 60 ERO postings and 1,310 comments that were submitted through this posting.
Of the total comments received, 33 were submitted in relation to proposed amendments to the Planning Act led by MMAH. These comments were redirected to MMAH for review.
Summary Of Comments
Feedback received through the ERO was largely unsupportive.
Comments received focused on several themes including:
- Safety: concerns that the proposal would make the implementation of dedicated cycling infrastructure harder for municipalities to deliver will threaten the safety of all road users.
- Congestion: concerns that the proposal would not effectively address congestion as it does not reduce the number of cars on the road.
- Governance: strong concerns that the proposal represents a perceived provincial overreach into municipal affairs.
- Environment: feedback that cycling is a zero or low-emission mode of transportation, and this amendment would negatively impact the environment by encouraging automobile use over more environmentally sustainable transportation options.
- Evidence-based decision making: concerns that the proposal does not reflect evidence that supports the use of bike lanes to reduce congestion, among other health and economic benefits.
- Health: feedback that this proposal undermines public health commitments.
- Economic impact: feedback that the proposal would negatively impact local businesses and the tourism sector.
- Affordability: concerns that the proposal would negatively impact a low-cost mode of travel,
- Transit investment: some submissions recommended more support for public transit (e.g., new bus priority lanes).
- Fiscal responsibility: concerns that prohibiting new bicycle lanes could negatively impact municipal budgets, which may need to redesign in-progress cycling projects.
Comments received were considered, and the bill was subsequently passed.
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Toronto,
ON
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Canada
Original proposal
Proposal details
The government is seeking public feedback on proposed legislative and regulatory changes under the Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025 to streamline the construction of new homes and infrastructure (e.g., water, wastewater, roads, transit), reduce gridlock, enhance community safety, and improve landlord-tenant frameworks.
What we are proposing
Legislative Amendments
Schedule 5 of Bill 60 proposes amendments to the Highway Traffic Act (HTA) that would prohibit municipalities from reducing motor vehicle lanes when installing, implementing or marking new bicycle lanes.
The amendments would also create regulation-making authorities to allow the Minister to prescribe additional prohibited activities and to provide exemptions from the prohibition.
Finally, amendments would provide the Minister with greater discretion when determining municipal reimbursement for the existing bicycle lane review framework (related to requested information and support).
Environmental Implications
The proposed changes are intended to keep people and goods moving by creating more capacity on roads for vehicles and drivers. Traffic and congestion are a major source of air pollution especially in urban areas.
Additional environmental implications will be considered as proposed regulations are developed.
Regulatory Impact
The proposed legislation applies to municipalities upon Royal Assent with municipalities expected to align new bicycle lane plans with the proposed legislative requirements. At this time, there are no additional regulatory impacts.
As all that is required of municipalities is to align new bicycle lane plans with the legislative requirements, with no further regulatory burdens, compliance costs are not quantifiable at this time.
Supporting materials
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Some supporting materials may not be available online. If this is the case, you can request to view the materials in person.
Get in touch with the office listed below to find out if materials are available.
438 University Avenue, 12th Floor
Toronto,
ON
M5G 2K8
Canada
Comment
Commenting is now closed.
This consultation was open from October 23, 2025
to November 22, 2025
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MTO ERO
438 University Ave
12th Floor
Toronto,
ON
M7A 1N3
Canada
Comments received
Through the registry
1,310By email
6By mail
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