I think this is a fantastic…

I think this is a fantastic bill to prevent councillors with a cycling hobby from removing infrastructure that is well used year round and replacing it with infrastructure that is sparsely used for at most 8 months of the year. I live in Waterloo Ontario and have seen the city add an extra lane to King St in each direction then almost immediately remove the extra lanes in favour of bike lanes. These bike lanes are everything the cycling lobbyists ask for: separated, raised, and protected by cars parked on the street. Despite that, the digital bicycle counter shows that the lanes receive an average of only 150 cyclists per day. If one were to count the cars using this stretch, you’d likely see more than 150 in 30 minutes. Drivers avoid this area now as well; traffic comes to a complete halt when a vehicle tries to turn left across traffic or right across a busy pedestrian crossing due to having only 1 lane in each direction. If the second lane were restored and traffic could flow normally, you’d most likely see 150 cars every 10 minutes.