This is an extremely…

This is an extremely regressive and uninformed policy. Requiring provincial oversight into bike lanes is an overreach of the provincial government's authority and increases red tape for municipalities that know what is best for their communities. We know that bike lanes do not lead to increased congestion or vehicular traffic, and actually have the opposite effect. Increasing safety and accessibility of active transportation gives people more options to get around, reduces CO2 emissions, and improves overall quality of life. The Bloor BIA supports the Bloor bike lanes and has seen improvements to business since their installation. Removing bike lanes is a waste of money and will lead to more cars on the roads as well as more accidents and deaths which are completely preventable. I suggest the premier reads some scientific articles looking at this effect and puts his personal feelings aside.