This proposal goes…

This proposal goes completely against all well-established research. It's well-known that more car lanes do not reduce traffic but the opposite, more car infrastructure just bring more cars into the road and creates more congestion. It's also well-known that having safe bike and transit infrastructure takes people out of cars, and THAT actually reduces congestion. Besides that, overriding municipal by-laws completely undermines local autonomy and community voices. The local government knows best what is happening within their boundaries. This proposal is not just stupid because goes against all the research related to transportation and it's also anti-democratic.