I do not support this…

I do not support this retrograde proposed regulation for the following reasons:

1. Requiring municipalities to get provincial approval for bike lanes in some cases is an overreach of provincial power and increases the bureaucracy and red tape to build municipal infrastructure.
2. No evidence is provided to support the assertion that removing bike lanes will reduce congestion for drivers. It may do so for a short time, but soon those roads will clog with cars, and we will be back to congested roads but without bike lanes.
3. This proposed regulation blames cyclists for a car problem. Are cyclists not worthy of safe and efficient transportation infrastructure, or are they supposed to suck it up, get a car and go sit in traffic?
4. It is a waste of taxpayer’s money to remove new and useful municipal cycling transportation infrastructure.
5. This proposed regulation embodies status quo bias; that our society should continue to be structured to best support drivers. This will continue accelerating sprawl and the development of unsustainable cities that will drain their financial resources. It would be more effective to analyze how to move people efficiently and invest in infrastructure that enables this.