We all know that the…

We all know that the development of car infrastructure proportional to population growth is simply an unsustainable model. We have seen how Ontario has one of the largest highway systems in the world, yet the GTA is still one of the worst to drive in. It is then not only a need but a priority for all citizens of the province for attention to shift to bettering other forms of transportation infrastructure to make way for people on the road. i.e. if you want less gridlock, let people have a variety of transportation choices so that when they decide to drive they will be sharing the road with fewer people!

We also know that the provincial government's incursion on municipal governance has always, and will always continue to, increasingly bottleneck any capacity for improvement. There is just evidently a disconnect between bureaucratic processes and the local reality, and the farther up-the-chain of command we go the more true that remains. Focusing on bike lane removal is truly a way for the provincial government to distract people and hit an emotional cord within them, rather than actually propose and enact beneficial infrastructure for the province and the city. Bike lanes make our roads safer, and more accessible, and get more cars off the road for people who truly need the cars to use them.