Protected bike lanes …

Protected bike lanes (separated by a physical barrier from car traffic) are imperative for improving the safety and accessibility of cycling in cities. This proposal, which will make it more difficult to expand bike lane infrastructure, will do nothing but spend unnecessary taxpayer dollars, increase safety risks for existing and new cyclists, and increase cars on the road (and hence reduce air quality and environmental safety).

I believe a much more useful provincial intervention into municipal transportation services would be to spend this money on further improving public transit infrastructure and access, which will in turn improve the traffic experience of drivers who are unable to use alternative modes of transportation.