I help reduce traffic in the…

I help reduce traffic in the town where I live by riding a bike. I take up way less space than a car and I usually go faster in the city.

But I can only bike where there are good bike lanes. I'm not one of those mavericks who rides in traffic. So if the city gets rid of good bike lanes that are joined up, take me where want to go and protect me from cars, I will have to get a car again and start driving. That will make traffic worse.

This decision is obviously not fact-based, but rather a childish attempt to appeal to suburban voters ahead of an election with simplistic messages. It's time for our leaders to start acting like adults.

Bike lanes and good transit make traffic better for everyone. Why doesn't the province stop micromanaging cities and go back to funding transit and other services that make life better?