This is a terrible plan and…

This is a terrible plan and a significant form of overreach into municipal politics. It is municipalities which have the best data and capacity to plan where bike lanes should be installed. This will have no effect on gridlock and will make life more dangerous for the people who ride bicycles. The plan to have each bike lane submitted for review through the province is a bureaucratic nightmare. How will the department of transportation handle the increased volume of requests, how will they understand the hyper local context of a proposed bike lane? This is all a huge waste of money which will not make a difference to ending gridlock. The provincial government leaves housing to the municipalities but uploads responsibility for bike lanes. The provincial government is playing politics with the safety of thousands. Do not implement this bill.