LET'S LOOK AT THE NUMBERS of…

LET'S LOOK AT THE NUMBERS of the two largest cities in Ontario:

TORONTO's population increased by 176000 since 2020;

OTTAWA's population increased by 44000 since 2020.

Car ownership in Canada (Ontario data not found in my cursory search) is 707 vehicles/1000 people.

Using these data, the number of cars on the road INCREASED by roughly:
124432 in Toronto, and
31108 in Ottawa.

Admittedly simplistic stats, but maybe this has something to do with congestion instead of a few bike lanes?!

We need to encourage people to use alternate modes of transportation. Making cycling less accessible, congestion will only keep getting worse. Cyclists that feel unsafe riding on roads without bike lanes may well go back to driving their cars, thereby increasing what this short-sighted proposal is meant to alleviate - namely, congestion!

And please keep in mind, cyclists, like motorists, often look for the easiest and most direct route to their destination. Diverting cyclists on a roundabout detour to avoid certain roads is as welcome by them as it is when it happens to drivers. I don't see why cyclists are primarily targeted for alternative routing when it's much easier to do for a driver, i.e. less energy expenditure.

The mindset of car primacy and dependency is an archaic and backwards way of thinking. This bad habit has to be overcome for a future that's better for everybody and the planet.