Good evening, I write this…

Good evening, I write this as not just a fellow young 18 year old Ontario resident, and not just Toronto, but all over the region. This seems like legislation that only adds more red tape and bureaucracy, rather than championing the free market and limited government interference that the Conservatives claim to support. Numerous, and I mean countless studies have shown that Bike lanes reduce congestion. Research on this fact, thankfully, is free. I highly recommended to view my linked sources below that back up my claims. This act is seemingly more government intervention, that isn't facts based but is seemingly more concerned with the culture war at large; before election season might I add. Not everyone wants to drive, can afford to drive, or even likes driving. Instead of asking "Why do we have bike lanes if no one uses them", we look to WHY no one seemingly uses them. High quality bike lanes (those that are separated from high-speed motor vehicle traffic, rather than a line of paint on the ground), are what we need more of. The Bloor-Danforth bike way, for example, is a pretty good example of high quality bike infrastructure, and the facts don't lie; consumer sales have improved on the corridor since their installation. Why not expand the corridor further with a mode of travel that improves small business, allows more efficient and greener forms of travel in the region, and gives residents the freedom of not having to drive to participate in society? Thank you for reading this, and I hope you don't forget these facts. Also, Doug Ford's $200 tax rebate won't make me be able to afford a car, but it will make me be able to buy a nice bike; that I hope I don't die on from a big SUV driver that was speeding and tells me to just "bike on the narrow sidewalk".