I strongly disagree with…

I strongly disagree with both the intent and implementation of this bill. Getting to the point of removing individual bike lanes constitutes major overreach by the provincial government in municipal affairs, and tearing out built bike lanes is a terrible waste of money. Forcing new bike lanes to be approved by the Minister of Transportation adds a ridiculous amount of red tape and will lead to far fewer bike lanes being approved province wide, for reasons that cannot possibly take into account the needs of individual municipalities. Furthermore, it is doubtful that this will in reality save anyone time, instead forcing ever more people into cars, creating more gridlock and emissions. Bike lanes also require much less maintenance than car lanes, so this will also result in higher costs being borne by the taxpayer. I am very disappointed in this bill, which is far more about optics and enabling government bureaucracy than it is in improving the lives of Ontarians.