This legislation is very…

This legislation is very misguided. Bicycle lanes are not a significant factor in motor vehicle congestion. The most significant factors are too many motor vehicles for the road capacity even without bicycle lanes, lack of realistic alternatives (transit, walking, etc), poor urban and municipal planning (residential and commercial and work areas are spread far apart making motor vehicle travel the only feasible option). This legislation is a political ploy to distract from the governments failure to plan and implement 15 min neighbourhoods where people can mostly walk or use public transit for most of their trips. As show in many news stories since this legislation was announced, there are many studies showing that bicycle lanes and grade separated cycle tracks actually dramatically increase the mobility of citizens and increase the commercial foot traffic for businesses along streets where bicycles lanes are installed.