You can tell this act is…

You can tell this act is short-sighted by reading just one part of one sentence: "get drivers where they need to go faster." Not all Ontarians drive! And those that do aren't always driving! This short-sighted focus on prioritizing cars over literally all other forms of transportation not only excludes a huge segment of Ontarians, it ALSO ignores the fact that when you get cars off the road by enabling other transit options -- including and especially cyclists with bicycle lanes, the remaining cars on the road can indeed move more smoothly and faster towards their destinations. So this act won't even help drivers!

This information is available in countless studies, and has been put successfully into practice in many other cities, including cities with climate similar or more challenging than ours. This reads as careless ignorance at best, or at worst as a calculated ploy to drum up a new contentious talking point for the upcoming provincial election. Actually, I'm not sure which is worse, they're both pretty awful.

I expect better from our leaders. Not from Ford, to be clear, this is exactly what I expect from him and his government. But those in charge should have OUR interests at heart, not THEIRS.