From my perception and that…

From my perception and that of many Ontarians, this is just an adolescent pet peeve of the premier, tarted up to look like rational policy. Why won't the government listen to the facts around induced demand, the pressing need for mode shifting to have fewer cars on the roads, the dangers cyclists face under current conditions, and above all, the need for municipalities to decide what's best for their own cities? The idea that the province would actually pay to rip up existing city infrastructure, upon which cyclists increasingly rely, is especially galling. This is a terrible idea and should be abandoned.