From a government that touts…

From a government that touts fiscal responsibility, it is ludicrous to spend millions of dollars to remove already installed cycling infrastructure when the future of commuting in our increasingly dense cities is often micro-mobility. Electric bikes, scooters and other forms of transport are going to become increasingly common and we need a safe space away from pedestrians and cars to accommodate this traffic.

If the Doug Ford government actually cared about “Saving you time and reducing congestion” this bill would be an investment in rapid transit, and bus priority lanes rather than adding “one more lane” for cars which will simply become congested again.

Continuing to add bike lanes will ensure safety to some of our most valuable and vulnerable populations, by ensuring safe spaces for children, teens, young adults, those with disabilities and the elderly as they can be used for more than just riding a bike.

Riding on side streets only does so much until one needs to get to a shop on a main thoroughfare.

Please reconsider this bill and reduce big government overreach by keeping the province out of the municipalities ability to dictate the use of their own streets.