The province should not be…

The province should not be in charge of such local issues as bike lanes. the people whom use the lanes belong to and are governed closely by the cities making them a much more prudent judge. Along with this it is simply adding bureaucratic red tape as the city would need to devise and propose a bike lane (same as before) and then have the province approve it which is simply adding steps.

Furthermore, the province is deciding to remove existing bike infrastructure which saves lives and encourages ridership for the sake of car drivers comfort and convenience. The safety of citizens should never be less important than comfort of another as that is a quick way to choosing favourites.

finally the removal of bike lanes will lead to bikers rejoining traffic lanes rather than being separated. this will cause more traffic than was ever present before because those whom rely on their bike after so many years of use wont give up that easily.