Toronto is pushing forward with a watered-down version of its cycling network plan — leaving gaps on some major streets because of new provincial rules that ban removing a vehicle lane to add in a bike lane.

The 20-kilometre and $30-million plan, described by Mayor Olivia Chow as a “win-win solution” in the face of recently passed Bill 60, almost entered a procedural black hole on Thursday night. The infrastructure and environment committee spent most of the day hearing public comments about the future of Toronto’s climate strategy , but managed at the last moment to send the cycling plan to be dealt with at the next city council meeting on Dec. 16.

“We support the staff recommendations,” said Michael Longfield, executive director of advocacy group Cycle Toronto, in perhaps his

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