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I am concerned that this bill makes it more difficult for municipalities to develop bike lanes. As I'm sure you know, biking is much more environmentally friendly than driving cars. Biking also reduces traffic, as it take more cars off the road.

The province should be doing everything in its power to reduce the number of vehicles on the road, and encouraging alternate means of transportation. This would help ensure that people who absolutely must drive are spending less time idling thier cars in traffic. More bike lanes also means fewer overall cars, helping relieve our dependancy in fossil fuels which are heating up our planet at a frightening rate.

It's unfortunate that our province has been made so car dependant in the past few decades during a time when our climate is the most fragile its been in human history. But it's not too late to turn things around and make alternate modes of transportation easier to access.

Please consider the environmental, mental, and physical health implications of this bill. Nobody wins with this bill.