This legislation makes me…

This legislation makes me livid. It is so counterintuitive to suggest removing and restricting bike lanes solves congestion. Solving congestion means providing viable alternatives to driving that are comparable in speed and safety. You cant provide these viable alternatives if you remove them in favor of an extra lane of car traffic. Urban planners and engineers have known this for decades, and it makes no sense that, in 2024, we still don't listen to them in favour of playing political games. This legislation will hurt Ontario, and its effects will be felt for decades.

On a more personal note, the cost of living in Ontario is crushing. I'll be lucky to afford a small apartment in Toronto, let alone a car or a full size house in the suburbs. Biking is one more way I can save money instead of paying absurd prices to own and operate a car. Instead of attacking working class Ontarians like me, why doesn't the Conservative government table legislation with real solutions? Why are we still treating bike lanes as another pawn in a political game? Please, do not pass this legislation, and instead focus on actually solving the problems Ontario is faced with.

Cheers,