This city is already overly…

This city is already overly car reliant (which is a problem) and the solution is not promoting more car reliance. By prioritizing cars in infrastructure, people who do not wish to or are not able to use a car for any reason are alienated and the city becomes more hostile to them.

Furthermore, if the objective of this bill is to alleviate traffic, then adding more lanes for cars is proven to not be effective. If infrastructure only supports car use then people may feel required to commute by car instead of alternative modes of transportation which will further increase traffic as there will be more cars on the road. Removing bike lanes to add lanes for cars will also result in a more hostile commute experience for bikers and cause increased road accidents.

The best way to alleviate traffic is to have less cars on the road and that will not be possible if the only mode of transportation supported by city infrastructure is commute via a personal vehicle. If there are other option made safe and accessible then many people will migrate to the use of those options, resulting in fewer cars on the road.

This bill will make it possible to remove the little infrastructure the city currently has for cyclists which is NOT congruent with the objective of alleviating traffic, and it is not conducive to improving general quality of life in this city.

I do NOT support this bill.