This Bill is outrageous…

This Bill is outrageous. Removing bike lanes will hurt businesses along these streets and will needlessly put cyclists at risk. We need more bike lanes not less. The Bloor Annex BIA has released a statement about improved sales following the installation of the bike lanes on Bloor. What further evidence is needed to support these existing bike lanes? This government alleges to support small businesses. I have yet to see any evidence that this is true.

The idea that these lanes can be moved to other parallel side streets is completely out of touch with reality. Are cyclists meant to mix with traffic at every point they need to make their way to their ultimate destination on the main street? Don't you think this will add to congestion as cyclists need to mix with regular traffic at every street connecting these parallel side streets to a main street without a bike lane? This will not help traffic congestion in any discernable way. Where is a traffic study by an accredited professional? How much time will it save drivers? Adding lanes does not improve congestion. How many different cities need to do this with no improvement before we start to learn from their mistakes?

The Province should not be able to exert authority over a municipal road. This is government overreach at the very least.