Bike lanes are the purview…

Bike lanes are the purview of the city. There is no reason for the province to step in and add unnecessary red tape for a city to progress. This is a very regressive bill. It is also based on a misconception that more car lanes eases congestion in the lomg term. It may do so in the short term, but induced demand causes a street to eventually get just as bad as it was with one fewer lane.

The cycling infrastructure that has been added to Toronto in the last few years has been a boon to the neighborhood. Cycling beats any other method for getting around downtown Toronto. Putting a hamper on this progress, simply for the sake of people who don't even live there, but need to commute from out of town, is an egregious dismissal of the people who actually live here.

It also encourages more people to get into cars and off their bikes. This is ultimately harmful to the city. It causes more destruction to roads, costing more in maintenance, it increases our hospital bills, and it pollutes our air. This is a regressive step in almost every way.

Also, why is this being placed in the same bill as one that allows the proposed highway to bypass the Environmental Assessment Act? These are two completely separate issues and should be placed in separate bills.