This bill is downright awful…

This bill is downright awful policy that will do nothing to relieve congestion in the long run and will result in many more injured and dead cyclists. Do your research on induced demand and consult and truly world class city - increasing public transit and safe cycling options is the only way to create sustainable healthy and efficient transportation systems. I cycle on bloor street every day with my two year old child and cannot imagine doing so without the safety of a bike lane. The major arterial roads are the best place for bike lanes as there are not options to get across the city otherwise and residents will not want major bike highways on side streets. Plus bike lanes on major roads bring significant business and are essential to food couriers, who use them to pick up and transport food. Please think holistically and long term in considering this policy and make cycling safer and more appealing so more people are inclined to leave their cars at home and take a bike! How about that for congestion reduction strategy. ALSO the argument that bike lanes are only used in summer is bogus - I and many other cycle year round, and if there is slightly less demand for the TWO months a year when there is snow on the ground, so be it. PLEASE reconsider this legislation - stay out of municipal transportation planning and let cyclists live.