I strongly oppose Bill 212…

I strongly oppose Bill 212.
Ontario has been going in the wrong direction, allowing sprawling suburban developments which require car use, while investing far too little in clean or alternative methods of transportation. This short-sighted focus on widening roads and building more highways is only encouraging more cars onto our already full streets, the negative impact of which, on the lives of all Ontarians, is increasingly evident - in the stress we suffer and the pollution that is contributing to our ill health. We need safe bike lanes so that active transport can be an attractive option. We already know that increased use of bicycles in urban areas reduces air pollution, noise pollution and promotes a healthier life-style. The use of personal motor vehicles should, as is the case in other more enlightened parts of the world, be discouraged through congestion charges, tolls, slowing and eliminating car lanes, and investment in public urban transport and active transport infrastructure.
The proposal to remove bike lanes that are already in existence is baffling and a waste of money. I would like to see this Bill 212 scrapped and for this and future governments to focus on things that will actually improve our lives.