We are a family of five, all…

We are a family of five, all of whom bike. It is already not very safe for my kids on many Toronto streets. Cars do not look carefully for bikers or walkers and it is not very safe unless there is clearly divided bike lane. The bike lanes that do exist have opened up many more opportunities for safe biking and it is so sad to think they may disappear.

Here are some other points and issues with the bill.
- The scope of the legislation extends province-wide and the risks include the politicization and polarization of bike lanes
- This new omnibus highway Bill will fast-track the construction of Highway 413 by exempting provincial environmental assessments
- Bill 212 restricts where new bike lanes can be built
- An addendum to the framework will require the province to remove sections of the Bloor Street, Yonge Street, and University Avenue bike lanes in the City of Toronto and return them to a lane of traffic for motor vehicles
-If passed, Bill 212 will provide the province with the authority to establish a review process on other existing bike lanes