I have two comments to make…

I have two comments to make on this proposed bill:

1) I am opposed to the removal of bike lanes. Here's why. If I stop riding my bicycle, I will have to drive my car, hence contributing to gridlock. The more people getting out of their cars and using other forms of transportation the less gridlock there will be.

2) I am opposed to removing the requirement for environmental assessments for highways. I am very concerned that lowering the environmental bar is very likely to cause harm (e.g., polluting streams and rivers, destroying habitat of endangered species, taking agricultural land out of production, removing trees and other vegetation which absorb CO2). In this time when we see the ravages resulting from climate change, we must protect our natural systems intact and even enhance them. They are our best bulwark against climate change.