A summary of Bill 212
- Bans lawsuits for the removal of bike lanes, restorations of bike lanes, and injuries sustained from biking where lanes have been removed 195.13 (1)
- Does have a clause to reimburse municipalities for the costs sustained by gathering traffic data and other data they want, but does not require the Government to compensate for the cost of bike lanes removal or the value of the bike lanes at installation 195.9, (1) (2)
- Removes bike lanes in Bloor St, University Ave, and Younge Street and other related features upon the enaction of the bill 195.6, (1)
- The information that must be provided to the Government about planned bike lane projects must include:
- The management of traffic, public transit, and medical vehicles 195.8, (1)
- Technical information, health and safety information, planning and design documents, surveys, engineering and utilty location drawings, and public consulting information 195.8, (1)
- Information about signs, markings, traffic control signal systems and lighting (including assistance with removal or relocation) 195.8, (1)
- There is no set time period that the Government requires for municipalities to report their findings, and is given by the Government when a report is requested 195.8, (2)
- The Government does not need permission from the city to remove the bike lanes and can carry out the removal of bike lanes and related features by itself 195.8 (3)
- Exemptions can be made to proposed and current bike lane projects if deemed so by the Government 195.18, (1)
