The background of the…

The background of the proposal states that the government of Ontario "recognizes the need to build priority highways faster as our province grows in order to get people and goods out of gridlock and save drivers and businesses time and money". However, the entire proposal focuses on the implementation of bike lanes. Bike lanes do not exist on highways, so how will limiting bike lanes will lead to faster building of highways and how it will reduce congestion on highways? The best way to reduce gridlock and reduce congestion is to reduce the amount of cars on the road. The only way to do that is promote alternative methods of transportation, including public transit, trains and cycling. A better focus for the government of Ontario would be improving these alternate methods of transportation.