Ottawa bike lanes: How will possible provincial restrictions affect city? [Video]

There may be a speed bump ahead as the City of Ottawa considers new dedicated cycling lanes.

CTV News confirms the Ontario Government is considering putting restrictions on new bike lanes as a means to improve traffic congestion.

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Julia Boucher would love to see more bike lanes in Ottawa.

“I’d use them all the time,” she says. “Especially because I often have my kids on the back. I would not go on these roads if I didn’t have my protected barrier here.”

But that’s something the provincial government could put the breaks on.

The Ford government is considering restricting Ontario municipalities from installing new bike lanes that would require the removal of lanes of traffic, a source confirms.

The discussions come ahead of the introduction of a gridlock reduction bill that is expected to be …