This legislation is…

This legislation is retrograde; sliding backwards. Bike lanes are the future and cars must be relegated to the past. I own a car and leave it parked most of the time. I walk, cycle and take transit when I can. Congestion is caused by too many people driving when they should be looking at alternatives. Most cars contain a single driver. Driving in the city is insane. Cars do not belong in an urban area especially when there are alternatives that people choose not to use.

The world cannot sustain all of these cars and it contributes to environmental devastation which my kids will have to suffer for. Governments have the obligation to take citizens kicking and screaming into the future. Nobody wants to give up old habits but our planet is suffering. When the planet suffers, we suffer. Driving should no longer be normalized as the natural way to get around. With increased density in so many places, increased immigration- how can everybody own a car and expect to not experience crazy congestion. The cars are the problem- not bike lanes. Congestion has been a problem long before bike lanes.

Finally, your government complains when the Feds overstep into provincial matters. Now, because it suits your agenda, you overstep into regional and municipal matters. The provincial government has no business over-riding local decisions that local citizens support. Big brother Ford doesn't know better. But as always, you support your favoured contingent of supporters while ignoring huge numbers of Ontario citizens. You rule with an authoritarian iron first, catering to the few while depriving the many. This is very undemocratic.

If you want bike lanes used, then connect them. The Bloor bike lane is amazing however it is tough to connect to unless you live on Bloor. There are hazardous streets, north and south, which are scary to cycle on in order to access Bloor. I visualize a trip somewhere and love Bloor but then realize I have no way to get where I want to get north or south without riding in the aggressive, distracted driver traffic of Toronto. I've been hit twice, had many close calls. This is the reality you subject thousands of cyclists to.