Hi, I would like to voice my…

Hi,
I would like to voice my thoughts on bill 212, and why I think it is a bad idea, reversing progress made over the last decade.
1. The provincial government shouldn’t be adding red tape to local governments trying to improve transportation inside their community.
2. Many of my friends use bike lanes daily. I consider them to be essential for daily life, much like sidewalks and roads
3. Safety of cyclists is important, and we can help by adding visual, and physical barricades to ensure cyclist safety.
4. Students. Highschool, college, and middle school students as well as seniors, often commute by bicycle due to the lower cost opposed to driving. By reducing bike lanes, we are directly putting these groups at risk unnecessarily.
5. As a driver, I would much rather cyclists be in designated areas so they don’t have to be navigated around the road way. Without bike lanes, cyclist will inevitably end up using roads, and sidewalks (which should be legal when bike lanes are absent), this creates danger for drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians.
6. By having bike lanes connect to transit stations, we can reduce the number of cars on the road. This would reduce gridlock more effectively than adding more lanes.
In conclusion, I think bike infrastructure is absolutely essential to any urban landscape to diversify commute options for the community.