I fully oppose this proposal…

I fully oppose this proposal for multiple reasons:

1) Removing currently existing bike lanes requires millions of dollars and lengthy construction which will further increase delays and not be a good use of tax dollars.

2) removing bike lanes or restricting bike lanes will result in less people cycling and increase reliance on using cars. This will increase release microplastics into the environment through care tires, and increase congestion and releases of greenhouse gases from cars.

3) municipalities do years of planning and consultation to put in bike lanes and are best placed to make these decisions. Having the government now need to approve bike lanes adds reds tape, time, and makes these decisions political as it is up to the minister to decide.

Removing these lanes will only result in more reliance on cars, cause traffic, release pollutants, and endanger cyclists lives. How many seconds of a drivers time is a human life worth? Doug Ford is playing a dangerous game.