3 Toronto bike lanes are not…

3 Toronto bike lanes are not provincial jurisdiction.

All current research indicates road widening induces demand and slows traffic shortly after the short term gains are realized. The most reliable way to reduce traffic is to incentivize other forms of transportation like transit and bikes.

Bike share Toronto's ridership data tells you all you need to know, this is a rapidly growing service that mirrors the explosive demand for bike infrastructure in Ontario.

Realistically this isn't meant to legitimately accomplish anything, you have access to the same data as anyone that tells you empirically how fruitless road widening and tearing up bike lanes are. This may play well to your base but it's also a culture war issue that will drive more centrists to the left. Every costly virtue signalling piece of legistlation you introduce to buy off the suburban vote rallies more of the disinterested middle and left of the province. And folks? There's a lot to rally around lately.