I am disappointed that this…

I am disappointed that this piece of legislation is so disjointed from evidence and studies.

1. Congestion is more caused by parked cars and construction occupying the right lane, limiting lanes of traffic and causing more lane changes
2. Cyclists will continue to occupy roads but without a dedicated lane, will establish the speed of traffic thus slowing motorists
3. Danger to cyclists increases

An article in the Globe and Mail flagged the five biggest travel bottlenecks in the GTA and none are close to the proposed bike lanes the Provincial Government wants to remove. It also highlights a studies that found increased road capacity does not relieve a city's traffic burdens (i.e., encourages more to use cars) and construction is main culprit.

In an era where more world class cities are expanding biking infrastructure to improve wellness and flexibility and combat climate change, this feels like a regressive approach that will make our roads more dangerous.