November 10, 2025 - (Ottawa, ON) Ontario’s new omnibus Bill 60 is threatening Ottawa’s ability to alter its own roadways creating disappointment and disorder as Coun. Laura Dudas has been trying to make Orléans Boulevard, in the east end of Ottawa, safer reports CBC.
The controversial new bill, proposed by Premier Doug Ford’s government in October, dictates what any municipality in the province can do on its own roadways. Bill 60 prohibits municipalities from reducing the number of lanes available for motor vehicles to add bicycle lanes or “any other prescribed purpose.”
Dudas said she first heard of residents’ safety concerns when she was door-knocking before being elected to council in 2018. Her proposed multi-use pathway for cyclists, rollerbladers and pedestrians was included in the transportation master plan.
“Orléans Boulevard was a bit of a dream for me,” said Dudas. “My concern is not only the community doesn’t get a decision in their own streets … but also financially the city will have to absorb any costs that we’ve already spent on this work to date.”
The Ford government is trying to fastrack Bill 60 by skipping the committee stage and going straight to Third Reading after Second Reading – read more here.
Comments vs Bill 60 can be submitted until Nov. 22 here – read more about the controversy and overreach here.
Read the full Orléans Boulevard report by CBC here.
