We must save our bike lanes…

We must save our bike lanes and invest more in bike lanes on main city arteries. Healthy cities are built around people, not cars. Instead of potentially ripping up existing bike infrastructure and forcing city planning to focus bike lanes on side streets ignores the very serious issue of road safety and congestion in the city. Biking is healthier, more friendly, better for the environment, better for the surrounding economy, more affordable, takes up less space, is quieter. The list goes on and on. Let’s not make one of the biggest mistakes in our province’s history by empowering leaders to approach city planning from a car centric point of view. World class European cities de-prioritize cars, and focus on walkable and billable cities. As a young professional living in the city I do not support this bill.