How upsetting this idea is! …

How upsetting this idea is! Not only do bike lanes save lives and help prevent accidents and injury, but those bikers are using fewer cars that clog up the roads. So even if it takes drivers a few more minutes to get somewhere, from the studies I have read any extra time is minimal and certainly well worth it in both the short term and long term (I am both a biker and driver). I ride the Bloor bike lanes regularly; they are well used and so much more safe for people than before. I do not understand why this would become a provincial jurisdiction, when clearly it is a local issue. People in small town and rural Ontario have no interest in spending tax-payer dollars ripping up bike lanes (that are so useful) in downtown Toronto. This seems a personal beef for Doug Ford, who should run for municipal government again if this is where he wants to spend his time and energy (perhaps he ought to take up biking - he might quite enjoy his commute!). The long-term effects of having less pollution, a healthier population, and the safe assurance that constituents will get home to their family and friends at the end of the day should really be his main priority if he really does want to make bike lanes his number one focus.

As for building another highway (413), this too makes no sense when we have the hardly used highway 407 sitting right under us. He could buy back the lease on this or pay for truckers to use this road before he considers tearing up more green space to build something new.