Flags not permitted on Gordie Howe Bridge's shared-use path - National Post
Flags fly above the Gordie Howe Bridge, but people availing of the shared-use path aren't permitted to display them as they make the crossing. Photo by Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty ImagesArticle contentAt about the midway point of the new Gordie Howe Bridge, four flags fly over the multi-use path — two Canadian and two U.S. — marking the international boundary. But under the bridge’s rules, pedestrians, cyclists and other users of the three-kilometre crossing aren’t permitted to display a flag.
The prohibition against “displaying, distributing or attaching” flags enacted by the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority also extends to signs and banners.
It’s not immediately clear if it includes flags on or worn as clothing, or affixed to bicycles or other modes of conveyance permitted on the crossing over the Detroit River connecting Canada and the U.S.
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National Post has contacted the WDBA for comment and more information.
The WBDA is a not-for-profit Canadian Crown corporation that reports to the Minister of Infrastructure Gregor Robertson.
“As such, WDBA is wholly owned by the Government of Canada and the powers necessary to carry out the Crown corporation’s mandate are vested in the board that directs it,” according to its website.
Two Canadian and U.S. flags flutter over pedestrian, cyclist and traffic crossing the Gordie Howe Bridge on Sept. 6, 2026. Photo by Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images /AFP via Getty ImagesArticle contentOther forbidden actions include trespassing, loitering or gathering — including unlawful assemblies, protests or actions that disturb the peace — and impeding or obstructing the flow of cycling, pedestrian or vehicular traffic. Users cannot deploy drones or other unmanned devices from the path, nor can they use speakers or other loud and disruptive devices.
It’s also against the rules to engage in “violent, threatening or illegal behaviour,” or tamper with or damage property, equipment or safety devices.
The path attracted 3,400 users on its first day, Aug. 5, the Windsor Star reported at the time. The bridge itself opened nine days earlier on July 27.
