The proposed act will do…

The proposed act will do nothing to address the problems it seeks to solve. The only way to reduce gridlock is to divert as many journeys as practical from private cars that are largely single occupancy to public and active transportation. Removing cycle lanes from main roads detracts from this as it discourages individuals from taking a bike instead of driving if the only "safe route" is a circulatorous route that doesn't take them near where they are going or being forced to break the law and endanger pedestrians by riding on the sidewalk. the argument that no one uses bikes in the winter is nonsense because toronto just set an new record for days above 7 Celsius disproving the notion that our winters are too harsh by people who are clearly only used to thinking of cycling as a recreational activity instead of a viable method of transport year round. Premier Ford would be served better by dealing with broken promises he made in healthcare and allowing the midscale development that is needed to solve the housing crisis properly or getting the Finch and Eglington lines open instead of pocket mayoring with new impossible to fulfil promises.