With the economy being in…

With the economy being in such disarray, now is the time for less expensive ways for people to get around.

When housing and rentals are at an all time high cost, we need to be realistic in seeing how people will react to such situations. People aren’t looking for a faster way to work, they’re looking for cheaper alternatives, with lower upfront costs and bare bones maintenance. An automobile does the opposite of that and only exacerbates the current cost of living crisis. Those who can bear through these times may do what they want, but those who struggle or can’t, meaning 90% of Ontariens, would love to have a viable alternative. We currently are doing good work in increasing the quality of useful options by adding bikeways in as many places as possible, but there is still a ways to go. Undoing all of that work is an affront I would consider to be nothing less than abhorrent.

It is the duty of the provincial government to respond to its citizens and to do proper research to investigate the viability of its solutions. It is clear that no research was done, or that heavily biased research was done, because the findings from other countries, and even findings from local businesses here in Ontario, would show that bikeways have an impressively large positive impact on local sales and general well-being.

These studies shouldn’t be something I even have to link here, as you should have those already on hand. If you don’t, then I heavily question the provincial government’s fitness in doing its job. It is the job of the whole system to answer to the issues of the people. If my opinion means anything, then the goals proposed by the government should be immediately revoked and even pushed in the other direction, allowing for faster implementation of bikeways and other non-automobile infrastructure.

Thank you for your time. I hope to see these concerns addressed at once.