The bill to get rid of bike…

The bill to get rid of bike lanes and institute provincial oversight of them for the future is a complete overreach by the province and creates a whole new set of problems for the city. Firstly, this is a MUNICIPAL issue. Why the province should be allowed to control things that only affect the city of Toronto, not the PROVINCE that it governs, is absolutely beyond me. The whole purpose of the municipal government is to deal with local issues. Why have it at all if the province can just overrule what the city wants at will??
Additionally, getting rid of the bike lanes that the taxpayers already paid money for and suffered through months of construction for will not serve anyone. There will only be more money wasted and more gridlock caused by the construction needed to remove the lanes and redo the roads. The safety of cyclists will also be GREATLY reduced. As a low income person, I cannot afford a car or to take transit all the time so a bike is the only affordable and fast way to get around the city. With the lanes being taken away, the risk to my personal safety and all the other people like me will be much, much greater. For what? So that the people from Etobicoke like Doug Ford don't need to sit in traffic for a few extra minutes?
Leave the governing of the city of Toronto to the government that was elected to do it! The city REJECTED Doug Ford as its mayor already. Forcing your way into our business is petty, unproductive, and dangerous.