I agree with the Provincial…

I agree with the Provincial Government's proposed plans regarding bike lanes. The bike lanes are adding the congestion to the streets. For the number of bikes using the streets it is not an effective money saving plan and they don't pay taxes as cars do through gas prices.

The bike lanes get shoveled in the winter whereas the sidewalks do not so pedestrians are using them as walkways. Additionally, a strip painted on the roads and narrowing the lanes are no safe. When looking to Europe's bike lanes, they are usually separated by a strip of land and sidewalk.

Perhaps consider, when making new developments, to implement separate bike lanes with these strips as planned developments. Established cities are more difficult to deal with. Side-streets are safer and less used.