Requiring new bikes lanes …

Requiring new bikes lanes (if they replace a lane of traffic, ugh) to be approved by the province seems like an overreach of the province into municipal affairs and seems like a massive waste of time and resources for both levels of government. Municipalities are fully capable of doing the required studies to confirm a bike lane is a good idea as they've been doing up to this point in time.

I also fully disagree with exemptions to the Environmental Assessment Act for projects related to HWY 413. Hwy 413 seems like a fun way to waste money to save approximately 30secs on trip times for most commuters (ignoring the new congested created by inducted demand once new lanes are created).

The most effective way to reduce gridlock is to provide effective alterative ways to travel that will get cars off the road. This would include more bike lanes, and more investment into public transit (particularly between cities). For example, I regularly travel into Toronto from SWO to visit friends, and need to take my car even though I rather take a train. Particularly since I want to consume alcohol with my friends, unfortunately I can't take advantage of beer being in gas stations since I have to be sober to drive everywhere instead of being able to get sh -t faced with my friends and take transit home like some many other are able to do in most developed countries.

Bill 212, does not seem like the solution gridlock and I would rather the provincial invest the money and resources into infrastructure projects like finishing the Eglinton Crosstown and more trip and routes on the GO.