Bike Union: Jarvis EA breach?

In response to a City Council resolution to remove the Jarvis Street bike lanes that were installed in July 2010, and add a fifth reversible centre lane, the Toronto Cyclists Union sought a legal opinion whether the Project would be subject to screening under the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (MCEA). The opinion, prepared by Laura Bowman of Iler Campbell LLP, concludes that the removal of the bike lanes would trigger a minimum of a Schedule B assessment either on the basis that the Project involves the reconstruction of Jarvis Street for a different purpose, use or capacity, where the cost is less than $2.2 M (Category 20) or as a road related work, where the cost is less than $2.2 M (Category 41).