As a citizen of the province…

As a citizen of the province on Ontario, I don't often get to allocate time to provide my perspective on the things that matter to me; even those things that directly impact me. Frankly, because there is just so much of it; and so little I get to be made aware of it; and, of course, time.

So it pleases me to be able to add my voice to this; what I've been able to glean. Bill 212, or at least part of it, wants to assist in motorvehicle congestion - Toronto specifically; strangely... or ironically Doug? - by undoing and preventing the creation of alternative transportation (bicycles are the reference) dedicated 'roads'... especially when it comes to the redesignation of a motorvehicle road lane into a non-motorvehicle road lane. It somehow believes (this Bill... it has beliefs; now you know) that this will HELP reduce congestion. I STRONGLY DISAGREE.

"PRESCRIBED municipalities would be required to seek provincial approval to allow for the implementation of new bicycle lanes that require the removal of an existing lane of traffic. Approval will be based on a set of specified criteria, to be set out in guidance and/or regulation." Bill 212 would force municipal government to be contrained by provincial government. It will even give the province permission to force them to undo things they've done. I STRONGLY DISAGREE.
As I'm unclear how one differentiates municipalities between those that have a prescription and those who don't... I'm unclear who or what a prescribed municipality even means....

Areas of Ontario like Toronto, Ottawa, and others that experience motorvehicle traffice congestion:
1. Will NOT be helped by removing what has already been installed;
2. Will NOT be helped by having contraints put on them because of a political agenda - what other valid reason does the province have? Truly, please tell me why this level of control/ oversight is needed.
3. Will have GREATER, NEGATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS if we don't add in more infrastructure changes that make commuting options - all of them - more in line with: mass transportation options & zero (environmentally harmful) emission options.

I really hope Bills like this one are thrown out. This is a waste. Please make things better, not worse.