Bill 212, as proposed, would…

Bill 212, as proposed, would have detrimental effects in terms of safety
and economic activity. The bike lanes along University are designed for and
used by ambulances bringing patients (often in critical condition) to Hospital Row.
Removing the lanes will delay ambulances and could cost the lives of those
patients. Only a small minority of customers to downtown businesses arrive
by car (4% of customers, according to a study in Parkdale) . . . it makes no sense
to prioritize them over more economically impactful bike (19% of customers),
pedestrian (53% of customers) and transit (22% of customers) traffic.

Finally, building Highway 413 will encourage more suburban sprawl, which
has been shown to incur costs that are far greater than property taxes
generated from it. Building Highway 413 will add a permanent structural
deficit to Ontario's finances, on top of the province's already massive
deficit (driven in large part by existing suburban sprawl).