As a hobby cyclist in…

As a hobby cyclist in Burlington, ON, I would absolutely love to cycle to more places in my city if there were safer lanes. People want to cycle and absolutely need more non-car transportation options. Unfortunately we need to implement the infrastructure first before seeing activity, already making it difficult to convince people that we deserve cities with quality non-car transportation options.

I do not support Bill 212. Denying municipalities the ability to install new bike lanes without provincial approval will severely limit municipalities’ ability to protect all road users, fight climate change, and ease congestion. It will just make any progress much more difficult.

Places like Burlington need the power to implement the transportation plans they have developed without provincial red tape.