The provincial government…

The provincial government should not have a hand in how Toronto's streets are managed. Most notably, a government that does not understand that more car lanes and highways does not equate less congestion. The addition of bike lanes in major cities, like Toronto, provides a safe, affordable and necessary alternate to driving or the limited TTC. Congestion is inevitable given the rampant construction in the GTA and having bike lanes allows people to actually get where they need to go; you have only to look at the huge spike in use of Toronto Bike Share over the last few years to recognize the importance of keeping bike lanes. Closing down major intersections and through-roads within the city for years (Example: Queen and Yonge, previously Adelaide), has significant consequences on traffic. But as ever, the provincial government and supporters like to see the bikes that can move freely as the problem. The proposal to just keep adding car lanes is once again missing the forest for the trees.