Please do not go forward…

Please do not go forward with this bill.

It makes no sense for the Province to get involved with municipalities' right to install bike lanes. This bill will just add more bloat and costs to the process of approval, wasting time and taxpayers' money.

Bike lanes, especially when installed as proper cycle tracks, are an effective way to improve road safety, encourage traffic calming, and reduce emissions.

Instead consider enacting tougher fines for drivers and businesses who park in the bike lane. There was recently such a fatality on Bloor Street (link attached). Please also consider criminal penalties for such instances where death or serious injury results.