This policy proposal is not…

This policy proposal is not well thought out. I think it can be argued that a municipality knows its community and its community’s needs better than the provincial government, therefore giving them the necessary information to develop bike lanes as needed. If we want to reduce gridlock and get people where they need to go, we need to invest in public transportation, not make room for more cars. Safe and accessible bikes lanes encourage people to opt for alternative modes of transportation, which naturally reduces the amount of cars on the road. I never bike because I don’t feel safe biking on main roads without proper bike lane infrastructure. The amount of bikers that get hit because of this is a major problem. Safety, environmental impacts, and accessibility are all factors that need to be considered when implementing bike lanes, but limiting the municipal governments power to build bike lanes is a poor policy that needs to seriously be reconsidered.