I am vehemently opposed to…

I am vehemently opposed to the section of this bill taking decision-making regarding the placement of bike lanes from the municipalities and handing them over to the province. This is an egregious overstep on the part of the Premier- municipalities should retain the right to make these decisions based on their own communities, its .
As a taxpayer who resides in a city outside the GTA, I object to this very "Toronto-centric" piece of legislation. It wrongly puts the blame for gridlock-notably in the city of Toronto- on the provision of bike lanes. However there is massive gridlock on the 401 and the Gardiner- no bike lanes there, simply too many people opting to drive their cars into the city.
In this era of climate change, the Premier and his government should be focussed bringing forward plans, including legislation, that encourage and facilitate the use of mass transit and other alternatives to cars. Having just returned from a vacation in Europe, where, in cities much larger than Toronto, walking, cycling and taking mass transit are the norm, I am embarrassed by this backward piece of legislation.
I want the Ford government more engaged in finding solutions to our most pressing issues such as the lack of affordable housing, the crisis in our health care system and improving educational outcomes for Ontario's marginalized populations than in these petty and frankly damaging types of legislation.