Re: Bike lanes and…

Re: Bike lanes and congestion:
Do we believe in experts or not? Every single study has shown that bike lanes do not add to congestion, but instead reduce it. The governments own studies showed this - yet the spokesman clings to a study in 2011 (before the implementation of proper, safe bike lanes on bloor) to show they are unused - a ridiculous, outdated claim. If every cyclist either had a car, or took a full car lane traffic would be much slower and much less safe for all. Time and time again, construction is shown to be the cause of grid lock - the province should focus on hastening that. Furthermore, cycling is a more-green mode of transportation that we should be focusing on in addition to mass transit, not single occupancy vehicles.

Re: Environmental impact studies of Highway 413
The fact that many of the governments own professional engineers working on the highway resigned in protest is all that needs to be discussed - the additional provisions in this bill to remove requirements for environmental impact studies (the intent of the language, if perhaps not the exact written words) is outrageous and suspicious. As a professional engineer myself, this is incredibly concerning conduct from the Ontario conservatives. Again, do we believe experts or not? "Removing red tape" is not sufficient reasoning to override the regulations written as a result of environmental disaster and loss of life.