The bill is too vague on…

Numéro du REO

019-9265

Identifiant (ID) du commentaire

118376

Commentaire fait au nom

Individual

Statut du commentaire

Commentaire

The bill is too vague on when Ministry approval for bicycle lanes is required.

Definitions (taken from the text of the bill) such as these (see below) apply to virtually every case.

There is no reason the provincial government should interfere (i.e. add red-tape) with municipalities at such a local level. Decision to place a bicycle lane on a particular road should rest with local community/municipality and does not require involvement of provincial politics (in fact, the provincial government by definition lacks the knowledge and understanding of the community needs at such a local level).

Vague definitions from the bill:

...would reduce the number of marked lanes available for travel by motor vehicle traffic along any portion of or on either side of the highway where the bicycle lane is to be located...

When considering whether to approve the design for the construction of a bicycle lane, the Ministry may consider whether it would unduly diminish the orderly movement of motor vehicle traffic...