This measure is deeply…

This measure is deeply misguided as giving people more transportation options that will relieve traffic, not fewer. Ontario is already highly car-dependent and eliminating other transportation options will only make traffic worse. Not only will this measure have the opposite impact from its intention (if traffic alleviation is indeed the intention), it has the potential to put the lives of those choosing active means of transportation at further risk than they currently are. Segregated bike lanes protect cyclists from interacting with car traffic, reducing accidents and fatalities. Not only will eliminating bike lanes put more cyclists at risk, it will also contribute to slower traffic as cars and bicycles will now have to interact on the same road. Additionally, this is yet another overreach by the provincial government into municipal affairs that is part of a troubling and dangerous trend that erodes confidence in democratic institutions and further contributes to public disillusionment. Shame.