To whom it may concern, …

To whom it may concern,

Reading the proposal details, several comments arise

- why is the provincial government focusing so intently on Toronto that it has to single out Toronto bike lanes Bloor Street, Yonge Street, and University Avenue bike lanes in the City of Toronto? The provincial government should be tackling issues that affect the entire province not providing legislation that targets primarily 1 city.

- providing the province with authority to micromanage municipal issues will remove the autonomy of musically elected leaders and silence the voice of the voters that elected that municipal leader

- there are many issues requiring large amount of funding, and as a tax payer, it is incredibly disappointing that the government is deciding to spend funds to remove bike lanes where it should be focusing on spending that money on much more important issues such as health care and the housing crisis

- the proposal details outline the goals of reducing gridlock by removing bike lanes. However, the removal of bike lanes will add more drivers to the road increasing gridlock. Studies show that bike lanes do not significantly affect traffic.

- removing bike lanes speaks to the governments focus on only the demographic of those who can afford cars, leaving many with little options on how to navigate the city. Cities should be built for all the various populations and studies show this is possible to allow ease of movement throughout the city.

This is truly a disappointing proposal that is removing focus and funding from other important issues, and if passed will reduce the confidence the public has with the Ontario government as it shows the government will do anything in its power to control the decisions made in Toronto, though there are many more cities and people that make Ontario.