This legislation flies…

This legislation flies directly in the face of evidence and represents an attack on the jurisdiction of specific municipalities. Further, it is a bad look on the government who is wasting millions of tax payer dollars to advance what appears to be a very personal agenda.

Further points:
-It strips cities of local authority and decision-making, even when projects are supported by evidence and local residents.
-It will worsen traffic congestion, not reduce it. The government’s ownexperts have consistently said that bike lanes are not a cause of gridlock.
-It will make roads more dangerous. Protected bike lanes prevent serious injuries and deaths for people biking, walking, and driving.
-It threatens other uses of road space that communities rely on, including transit priority, safe crossings, patios, curbside access, and school streets.
-It undermines climate goals and public health by locking cities into car-dependent street designs.

As someone who both cycles and drives regularly, I am firmly opposed to this bill and the negative impacts it will have on my personal life and my community. I want to live in a place with safe, cleaner, multi-use roadways and this bill will actively work against that.