I am strongly opposed to the…

I am strongly opposed to the proposed requirement for Ministry approval before municipalities may construct bicycle lanes. I live in Ottawa, I highly doubt that Ministry staff know this city better than my local city councillors and mayor. I have not seen the evidence that this bill will improve traffic. It will just cause bikers to bike in the middle of the car lane instead of their own lane, which will make traffic worse. Even if the bike lanes are an issue in Toronto, then the bill should only be applied to Toronto; there is no need to add red tape to everyone else. It's hard enough to get bike lanes built in Ottawa - I asked for one near my house and the city said it will be built "soon" in 2025. The Ministry located in Toronto could not adequately assess bike lanes for a city 5 hours away.