I am extremely disappointed…

I am extremely disappointed to see bill 212 proposed by the ministry of transportation. The bill is a display of critical misunderstandings regarding the benefits and impacts of bike infrastructure in major Canadian cities. Bike infrastructure, when it forms a complete and usable network, is orders of magnitude more efficient for moving people than cars. This is a simple fact that follows from the space that each mode takes. When our cities are growing faster than ever, it simply does not make sense to favour space inefficient transportation like cars over cycling.

The province should not be impeding the urban developments of major Canadian cities by adding additional red tape and bureaucracy. The plan would make cycling unnecessarily dangerous, lead to higher travel times, and increase the financial cost of building new infrastructure.

- Ontario resident