The Provincial Planning…

The Provincial Planning Statement, 2024 states under 2.1 Planning for People and Homes that planning authorities should support the achievement of "complete communities" and to accommodate an appropriate range of mix of land uses and transportation options with "multimodal" access. Complete communities cannot be achieved without the existence of safe & connected bike lanes. The transportation landscape is already dominated by vehicular traffic with many options for those who drive and the removal of bike lanes is not the solution to gridlock.

Municipal traffic is a municipal issue. Each cities' needs are unique and should not require the provincials approval for the construction of bike lanes, even if a lane must be removed. This legislation will just prolong the construction of creating connected bike lanes and prohibit municipalities from developing complete communities. The government of Ontario should follow their own planning statement.