The act misses an…

The act misses an opportunity to delegate minimum standards for the creation of bike lanes in addition to driving lanes. The act should set tiers for level of service. One road, shall include space for a painted bike lane. Two lane roads shall provide a divided bike lane with barriers. Three lane roads should provide a separated bike lane or multi-use trail pathway.

The act could enforce municipalities to design better cycling infrastructure with a provincial mandate on complete streets urban design framework. Utilizing the work to produce the City of Toronto Complete Street guidelines.

With the municipalities of Oakville, Milton, Oshawa, Whitby, Kleinburg exploding with new development. We need the government to step in and ensure street design and urban planning are meeting new standards for safe and efficient streets. As the communities grow, the further the commute to Toronto and we need to ensure our roads are designed to move people safely.

The government needs to add a clause that reviews roadways, intersections, where a death has occurred and mitigate tge unsafe condition to ensure another death doesn’t occur there again.

Don’t make this act just about cars and reduced traffic lanes but make it about mobility on congested and unsafe streets.