Alberta’s plans for a new bill on bike lanes comes as the Ontario government awaits a ruling on its appeal of a successful challenge to similar legislation. The province planned to rip up three stretches of bike lanes in Toronto, but a group of cyclists successfully argued the plan presented an unconstitutional risk to their safety.

Bike Calgary president Doug Clark said he wouldn’t rule out pursuing a similar court challenge in Alberta. He said the province’s legislation could lead to roads being less safe for cyclists, and that municipal governments are better suited to planning local transportation systems.

“I don’t see any reason why the provincial government should be getting into it in this level of detail," said Clark.

He argued the city should instead plan more bike lanes to improve connectivity and redundancy for Calgary’s 290 kilometres of existing on-street cycling infrastructure.