Two points on this bill: 1…

Two points on this bill:

1. There is no evidence that bike lanes increase traffic; in fact, most global evidence suggests that bike lanes ease traffic.
This bill is trying to punish cities which are trying to ease congestion and pollution + encourage public transportation. Spend the public/taxpayers' money on supporting these sorts of initiatives not on blocking them -- yes, there will be short term pain, but much long term gain... look at the larger (and smaller) European cities which encourage biking, and many even have pedestrian only zones in their cores -- or a "toll" for cars to enter. City car tolls make a lot of sense from a congestion perspective.
FEWER CARS IN CITIES' CORES ALSO LEADS TO FEWER ACCIDENTS.

2. This bill also exempts Highway 413 from all environmental assessment regulations and requirements.

THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND WE EXPECT BETTER ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, PROTECTION AND ACTION from this government FOR/ON A PROVEN WATERSHED AND PROTECTED ECOSYSTEM. If you continue to proceed with all the clearcutting and building as it has been over the past few years we will continue to see an increase in major damage to the some of the province's treasured publicly stewarded ecosystems and all the badly planned building -- with no regard for the environment and ecosystems, let alone proper infrastructure supports/capacities -- will not only affect nature but also damage the newly poorly constructed buildings. The illegal clearcutting this government is doing is abominable and a blow to the beauty of our province. We need to build up and ensure that the all public infrastructure is sufficiently funded to support the proper and safe delivery of public utilities and other services.