Premier Doug Ford was at City Hall on Friday, carrying with him a $67 million cheque to help the city build more homes and community infrastructure. But it was the issue of bike lanes that quickly took centre stage.

The Ford government passed legislation last year to take out sections of bike lanes on Bloor Street, Yonge Street and University Avenue, with Ford blaming them in part for gridlock, he says, which costs the Ontario economy $56 billion a year. While the province’s plans to rip out the bike lanes have been stalled by a court injunction granted in April to a cycling advocacy group, it appears the premier and the mayor may be close to reaching some sort of middle ground.

Mayor Olivia Chow suggested on Friday that there may be a way to let more cars back on the roads, but also kee

See Full Page