Having authority over bike…

Having authority over bike lanes is not the role of the provincial government. Please focus on provincial issues. This is a gross overstep of power and will not solve any interim issues of traffic, and will actually cause more traffic. The move by Doug Ford to remove bike lanes is part of a political campaign to try win suburban support in his next election cycle. The infrastructure that has been put in place is saving the lives of many Ontarian's that chose active transportation in urban centres. Doug Ford is willing to put people’s lives at risk to win a few more votes, rather than presenting real ideas that will solve any of the many issues he and his government could be solving. Further this short sighted move is a huge waste of money as inevitably the infrastructure will be rebuilt as this kind of work that is happening around the world as many leaders see the benefits of active transportation and how it helps solve congestion. The small minded and short sighted move will cost the tax payers of this province the money that was already spent to put in that infrastructure, the more money it will cost to take out the infrastructure and the money that it will cost to put in the infrastructure in again when we have leaders in power that are actually serious about solving issues, not playing culture war politics because after nearly two terms in power they have no real issues that they have championed.