An Ontario court has rejected the province’s effort to appeal to the order of a court that has temporarily barred it from ripping three major Toronto bike lanes.
Cycling advocates say the court verdict is a win and means that Ontario cannot remove the bike lane until a judge got a chance to rule the charter challenge.
Cycle Toronto, which leads the challenge, argues that the law enables the government to remove the bike lane is arbitrary and risks life.
Justice Paul Shabas of Suprear Court ordered the government in this spring that it placed his hands from Bloor Street, Yonge Street and University Avenue Bike Lane until he decides whether the law is unconstitutional.
His prohibition decision cited public interest in defense of cyclist security and supporting the government’s claim, citing the lack of evidence that the removal of the lane would reduce the crowd.
The government asked the court to permission to appeal to the prohibitory verdict, but the three-judge Divisional Court Panel on Tuesday dismissed the holiday proposal to appeal in a judgment.
