The name of this project is…

The name of this project is ironic as research shows us time and time again that adding bike lanes improves traffic flow for all road users. Even if they didn’t, the government should be providing safe options for all road users, not just the privileged few. There is approximately 30% of the population in Toronto who doesn’t own a car. Has the government simply decided that not owning a car disqualifies people from safe transportation? This is the kind of message you’re sending.

The provincial government is making a desperate attempt to block the construction of new bike infrastructure with this ridiculous bike lane review process. No such process is in place to remove overbuilt and underutilized roads. This level of bureaucracy should not be coming from the provincial government. If a community wants a bike lane built, that should be left to that community without meddling from the province.

The Premier might not consider bike lanes important enough to be worth his time, but the fact of the matter is that myself and many others depend on this infrastructure to safely get to work or school. It’s a real punch in the gut to not only hear that the government doesn’t care about my essential infrastructure but actively wants to rip it out so that a dozen or so more cars can fit in bumper-to-bumper traffic. This crusade against bike lanes is, at best, uneducated and, at worst, downright vindictive.

I support safe bike infrastructure. I want to see more of it in Ontario.