This bill fundamentally…

This bill fundamentally misunderstands city planning and all it will serve to do is waste taxpayer money and slow down traffic.

I am a cyclist and I commute daily on the Bloor and the University sections that have been specifically mentioned. Before the separated lanes these streets were far too dangerous and now they are a joy to cycle on.

All that removing agency from the cities does is add unnecessary layers of bureaucracy that will slow down and waste taxpayer money. Not to mention that bike lanes don't even slow down traffic as has been mentioned by countless city planners. The Ontario Professional Planners even just came out and confirmed that this bill will not reduce gridlock.

As someone who is on Toronto streets a lot and observes traffic there are two major things that slow down traffic. The first being improperly enforced construction sites. Far too often they are allowed to close off roads and sidewalks with no oversight. This needs to change. And the other massive problem is drivers. Specifically them making illegal turns that slow everyone down. This goes unenforced which makes more drivers do it. A driver who thinks they're entitled to make an illegal left turn slows down far more people than bike lanes ever have.

A problem with this bill is that it centers drivers desire to move as fast as possible along roads. There is no reason that drivers should expect to be going 50km/h in the downtown core. As a cyclist I average around 20km/h and I'm able to get wherever I need on time. There needs to be a fundamental rethinking of how people flow through this city and the reality is that needs to make cars slow down.