Ontario's municipalities say upcoming legislation that would require cities to get provincial approval for some bike lanes is a "significant overreach" of power.

The Ontario government says it will introduce legislation that would require municipalities to get provincial approval before building any new bike lanes that reduce lanes of vehicle traffic.Municipalities would need to demonstrate any proposed bike lanes will not have a "negative impact on vehicle traffic,

Ontario cities would have to seek the province's permission to install new bike lanes that remove lanes of vehicle traffic under upcoming legislation, the transportation minister announced Tuesday.

Any future bike lanes coming to Ontario towns and cities could soon need provincial approval thanks to new rules proposed by Brampton MP and Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria.

The Ontario government is officially introducing polarizing legislation that would, if passed, require municipalities to receive approval from the

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The government, which has made gridlock a priority, intends to introduce legislation next week to change the process for installing bike lanes across the province