I oppose Bill 212 on the…

I oppose Bill 212 on the grounds that it is both unfair and unwise.

First, the government should not be playing favourites with the type of constituents it makes infrastructure for - it should be working to help everyone not just those who can afford a motorized vehicle!

Furthermore, the provincial government should not be micro-managing down at the municipal level. As Doug Ford has even gone so far as to name specific bike lanes he wants removed, it is clear he has a personal bias and is not making an objective decision based on data or feedback from his constituents. The city had already undergone extensive research prior to installing the bike lanes - not only is he ignoring that data, he is showing an incredible lack of respect for the the city and the concept of working together with others.

Second, as someone who has lived in and visited other places with better cycling policies, infrastructure, and use, and knows other major global cities like Paris are making it a priority to re-configure their traffic infrastructure to encourage greater bike use, it seems clear to me that this would be a major step backwards for Toronto, and other communities in Ontario.

I think we can agree there's no more space to add car lanes within many cities, therefore, we need options that move more people using less space like the subways and trains. But while those projects need significant time for construction, another thing we can do is compact the type of vehicle using the existing lanes and that is bikes! Safe secure bike lanes are much quicker to create than subways/trains and provide incentive for more drivers to switch how they get around. For every one person that moves from a car to a bike, some space is created.

Please reconsider Bill 212!