The city and county of Peterborough, Cobourg, and the City of Kawartha Lakes are among 120 municipalities in Ontario to receive $93 million in funding from the province for new bike lanes or to enhance other cycling infrastructure.
Steven Del Duca, Minister of Transportation, and Eleanor McMahon, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport, made the announcement in Toronto today (December 4).
The funding is provided under the four-year Ontario Municipal Commuter Cycling Program, part of Ontario’s Climate Change Action Plan, and is funded by proceeds from the province’s cap on pollution and carbon market.
The $93 million doubles the initial $42.5 million the province announced earlier this year.
The City of Toronto is the largest single recipient of the funding, with $25.6 million going to help the city deliver its 10-year cycle network plan and to expand the Bike Share Toronto system with up to 300 new Bike Share locations, 3,000 bikes, and 6,000 docks.
In the Kawarthas, the City of Peterborough will receive $841,499, the County of Peterborough $300,090, Cobourg $202,856, and the City of Kawartha Lakes $25,000.
Municipalities applied to the province to get funding and there will be additional opportunities in the future to apply for funding under the program.
