I am unequivocally against…

I am unequivocally against bill 212 and everything it will do to transportation in Ontario. Forcing cities to seek provincial approval before they can add bike lanes will overwhelmingly hinder the expansion of our province's cycling infrastructure, slowing the expansion of alternate transportation methods and further tightening the people of Ontario's dependence on cars, and therefore worsening our already terrible traffic problem. I am also offended and disappointed in my representatives and the officials responsible for 212 for their ignorance at best, obvious bias at worst, in the way this bill has been written. If I were to just read the proposal for this bill without knowing anything about urban planning I might be tricked into thinking this bill would actually help our traffic problems - I find this proposed bill to be manipulative of Ontario residents who haven't spent the time I have on educating myself about our transportation problems, and I am deeply concerned that our government officials think this bill is in any way acceptable or supportive of our cities' efforts to choose for themselves how best to offer their citizens the means to choose any form of transportation other than a car.