Overview

• The Attorney General and transportation minister filed a notice of appeal on Aug. 21 challenging the July 30 decision that found the planned removals unconstitutional.
• Ontario’s filing claims the judge made multiple legal errors, arguing there is no constitutional right to bike lanes and that removing a harm‑reduction measure does not engage Section 7.
• The Superior Court had ruled that taking out or “reconfiguring” the protected lanes would increase risks to cyclists and lacked evidence of congestion relief, calling the reconfiguration distinction meaningless.
• The protected lanes on Bloor Street, Yonge Street and University Avenue remain in place under the ruling and injunction, as the government continues design work to restore motor‑vehicle lanes.
• Cycle Toronto and Ecojustice say they will defend the decision at the Court of Appeal, while Premier Doug Ford has criticized the ruling and left open using the notwithstanding clause.