I think removing bike lanes…

I think removing bike lanes or preventing municipalities from introducing them on certain roads is flawed legislation.
1. There is no evidence or studies to support the assertion that traffic flow is increased or driving time is diminished by a significant amount, if any. A far more significant factor for congestion in Toronto is the immense amount of construction.
2. The province should stay in its legislative lane.
3. The City of Toronto needs to plan for a massive increase in population. Part of this planning involves how people will get around. We simply have to encourage modes of transportation that do not involve driving a motorized vehicle.
4. A Toronto Star article investigated how the bike lane issue became so divisive in Etobicoke - without blaming any parties for this divisiveness, I think the province could play an important mediating role in helping calm down the conflict and reaching a compromise.