I am a cycling commuter…

I am a cycling commuter living in London who sometimes visits other municipalities such as Hamilton and Toronto. Cities in Ontario are overwhelmingly car-centric, contain public transportation networks of variable quality and efficiency (bus, BRT, subway, light rail, inter-municipal rail), and are still lagging behind with investing in cycling and scooter infrastructure and services. As for the latter, the more and better-quality protected bike lanes and multi-use paths along or near key arterials, the less vulnerable you make these road users. Furthermore, it seems that the main reasons some roads and streets are gridlocked during certain times of the day (whether in London or somewhere else) is... car-dependency, not so much a pesky bus or annoying bike lane. If new, high-density housing developments are approved, they should always be accompanied by an improvement or expansion of the public or active transportation networks. Otherwise, you are guaranteed to see automobile gridlock---more people coming and going from the same area without a viable alternative to personal vehicles, they're gonna become part of the traffic problem. Big sigh. Spending time in Toronto recently on a Friday evening sitting in an Uber needing to travel 3 km from A to B---that took 25 minutes. It was SUCH an inefficient way to get around a high density area. I wished with all my heart I had encouraged my work colleagues to use the bikeshare service with me. Enough of calling drivers victims for their long commute times. They (and your policies) are part of the problem we've had for decades now. Don't stop bike lanes from being added, stop incentivizing citizens to spend money and time against their own interests. Let's build a culture in Ontario where public and active transport are well-balanced with personal driving.