It seems that the name of…

It seems that the name of this bill, which includes "Saving You Time", belies a prejudice in favour of car users. If it were a bill for the good of all, not just for car users to whom it seems to be addressed, it should then also include "and Making Your Commute Safer" which would be the necessary nod to cyclists and other road users. And the concern about public safety ought to be at the top of the minds of public officials. The preference in favour of car users, demonstrated in the bill's name, can be seen on the roads that are filled with four lanes, a visual statement that other users of public space have less priority.
We know that the car is problematic. We keep adding them while the downtown streets aren't getting any wider. At some point, either now or in the near future, with densification happening car use will need to be discouraged. And it's not just a question of space. Private cars are unsafe, they contribute to a degraded environment and to climate change, and their use requires an extraordinary allotment of natural and public resources.
Governments will be remembered as good not if they just blindly serve the majority. Rather, they are truly good if they aspire to a vision for the future that makes the system better: more fair, more responsive to the environment, safer, and one where the city is a flourishing hub of rich social interactions. Unfortunately, favouring cars in the way proposed by the bill will be a step away from such a better future.