Re Bill 212: We do not need…

Re Bill 212: We do not need provincial oversight of the city's bike lanes. Can Premier Ford please stop micromanaging Toronto with his pet projects and petty gripes. We'd rather he and his cabinet just help the cities with what they ask for, and focus on broader issues facing citizens of Ontario.

If his concern is city traffic - we all agree - he could support a more strategic approach to building and infrastructure construction, and orderly road repair and transit, instead of approving development carte blanche wherever anyone asks. The city is full of construction sites spilling into the streets with more and more condos no one wants to live in, contributing to more gridlock and dangerous conditions for pedestrians and cyclists. (Then we have the giant private spa and giant proposed parking concrete parking he's forced on us, causing environmental devastation at Ontario Place, a project I hope is not too late to stop and relocate, and refocus on some kind of inclusive vision and climate leadership there.)

More people would cycle if it was better supported, which has traffic, environment and health benefits. I actually agree some bike lanes seem poorly designed, but that's up to the city and citizens to work out. Doesn't our provincial government have better things to do than get in the city's business on this?