This bill is profoundly…

This bill is profoundly short-sighted and counterproductive.

There is no solution to traffic congestion except providing viable alternatives to driving. You are going to do the exact opposite; taking away alternatives, and pretend that this will help matters.

I am both a car driver and a cyclist, and I hate bicycles and cars sharing space, from both sides. I hate the feeling of being stuck behind a bicycle in my car, and I hate being in danger for my life when cycling near cars. This situation benefits no one.

And expecting cyclists to just "bike on side streets instead" makes no sense. People cycle on main streets for the same reasons they drive on main streets: 1. main streets are designed as direct thoroughfares, and 2. there are shops, restaurants, businesses, etc. on main streets that they want to go to.

The best way to reduce car traffic is to make it easier to get around without using a car. You know this. The fewer other cars there are on the road, the more pleasant it is to drive. So, don't go limiting the construction of something that is actually going to help out of short-sighted selfishness.