I am opposed to parts of…

I am opposed to parts of Bill 212 affecting bike lanes. This legislation is an overreach of provincial authority and strips away local democratic decision making.
Bike lanes are necessary infrastructure that should be left to individual municipalities to plan and build. Furthermore, existing bike lanes should be left untouched.

The rationale - that traffic is bad and that bike lanes make it worse - is unsupported by traffic management experts. It is clear that building roads, adding lanes, does nothing but induce further demand, further car usage.

The Province needs to focus on improving transit and all other modes of transport. Encouraging cycling takes cars off the road, and bike lanes are one of the best tools for that encouragement.

Bill 212's attack on bike lanes should not stand.