The boy was struck while riding near Jane Street and Sheppard Avenue on Wednesday night at around 8:30 p.m.

Navigating local roads should be easier for cyclists when new bike routes are installed this summer and fall. Marlee Ave., Vaughan Rd., Shaw and Dupont Sts. are part of an overall plan to add 50 kilometres to Toronto's cycling network this year.

No gas. No noise. No plates. No licence. No emissions. No insurance. No test. No registration

It happened at about 8:30pm on Neames Cres., near Jane and Sheppard. According to Toronto Police Traffic Services officers the youngster was riding on the wrong side of the road when he was struck by the Jeep.

The Ontario government has taken another baby step toward improved bicycle infrastructure, as a part of an accelerated approval process for transit improvements.