The removal of bike lanes…

The removal of bike lanes and heavy-handed approach to regulation on new bike lanes in this bill is a mistake. The people of Toronto were surveyed and the majority (57%) agreed that they would like to bike more, see the first link. From the same survey, 34% of households in Toronto contain at least one person who cycles to work. From the 2021 census, an average of 10% of people in the downtown area served by these bike lanes commute to work by bicycle. These are not insignificant numbers. The people of Toronto just voted for a pro-bike lane mayor in Olivia Chow. The people of Toronto themselves are the ones who deserve an increased say over whether they want these lanes. For the province to override their concerns is undemocratic, and goes against the small government principles the conservative party supposedly represents