I think that this is a silly…

I think that this is a silly proposal that is more concerned with pandering to a tiny minority of the population with grievances against bike lanes than it is with actually reducing congestion. The fact is that providing people with safe and speedy options other than an automobile to move around cities actually reduces congestion, because cars take up a lot of space and are inefficient. By reducing the use of bike lanes as a means of providing safe, alternative options for commuters, the province will force more people into automobiles which will actually increase traffic congestion. This is just basic geometry: cars take up more space than bikes, and the vast majority of them are only holding one person at rush hour.

In addition to being misguided, the proposal also represents a gross overreach of provincial authority. This government claims to want to reduce 'red tape', but this proposal would add an enormous amount of red tape for municipalities seeking to make decisions about the use of their own public roadways. Citizens in municipalities vote for municipal representatives, and those representatives, empowered by the consent of the governed, should be free to make decisions about the use of their public roadways based on the specific needs of their citizens. They do not need 'oversight' from the provincial government to do so.