Absolutely ridiculous idea…

Absolutely ridiculous idea. The province has no business getting involved in municipal affairs, when cities understand best what works for them at the local level.

That aside, this idea is terrible for cyclist safety. Bike riders are not going anywhere, all this will do is put them in danger of getting hit by cars because they're sharing the road with 2000-pound machines. All it will take is one distracted drivers who isn't looking where they're going and someone will get severely injured, or worse.

More cars on the road won't reduce traffic issues, because cars ARE traffic. Invest in transit that gets people into fast-moving, high capacity buses and trains and that's how you'll get people from one place to another faster.