This is among the most…

This is among the most narrow-minded, data-blind, and draconian proposals I've seen from the Ford government.

Bike lanes do not increase traffic. They displace drivers from cars to more road occupancy efficient bikes. They increase road utilization efficiency, reduce car ownership and use, increase (NOT decrease traffic flow), bring health and environmental benefits to reduce strain on infrastructure, reduce parking and increase loading efficiency, boost local economies, and improve energy efficiency / reduce carbon footprints.

Toronto has one of the most limited public transportation systems for a city its size in the world due to '98 PC government cuts of the Eglinton subway line and a repeated war on public transit by both the previous Ford municipal government and the present Ford provincial government.

Anyone that supported this bill should be deeply ashamed for the long-lasting, anti-intellectual harm they are doing to the city of Toronto.

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