This is proposal is…

This is proposal is extremely misguided and short sighted. I vehemently oppose it for the following reasons: bike lanes are more effective at reducing traffic and gridlock than adding additional roads or highways. Bike lanes, where installed correctly, can improve road safety for ALL road users (including pedestrians). We should be prioritizing bikes and other modes of active transportation in order to improve the quality of life of Ontarians, and also to reduce carbon emissions (a point noticeably missing in this proposal). Finally, the provincial government should not have jurisdiction over municipalities to this extent. This proposal puts too much centralized control into the provincial government, which will cost the taxpayers money due to inefficient practices.