I oppose Bill 60. It removes…

I oppose Bill 60. It removes local decision-making and allows the Province to block any reallocation of road space — not only bike lanes, but bus lanes, safe crossings, patios, curb access, and school streets. This undermines evidence-based planning and will increase congestion, not reduce it. Even the province’s own experts have confirmed that bike lanes do not cause gridlock.

Cities that solve congestion use integrated transportation, not political interference. New York City built 2,000 km of bike lanes while improving safety and easing traffic. Paris rapidly expanded protected cycling and transit priority to reduce delays and pollution. Copenhagen and Amsterdam move far more people than Toronto by investing in multimodal networks, not restricting them. Their success comes from empowering cities — the opposite of what Bill 60 proposes.

This bill will worsen road safety, limit transit reliability, lock Ontario into car-dependency, and weaken climate and public health goals. Transportation planning should move people efficiently, support local economies, and protect communities — not be dictated by a one-size-fits-all provincial veto.

Toronto and Ontario deserve better. I urge the Province to reject Bill 60 and work with municipalities instead. To my fellow Torontonians: let’s rebuild a city designed to move, connect, and thrive — a world-class city people choose to live in, not sit stuck inside.