Vehicular congestion is…

Vehicular congestion is absolutely everywhere including (and especially) where there are more cars and no bike lanes. Bicycle lanes don’t cause the congestion. Politicians just need a target. Having safe bike lanes that support major downtown areas in all directions ( providing safe continuous pathways along reasonable distances) will encourage more cyclists to get out of their cars and use bicycles. I am 66 years old and have been biking in this city since I was in my 20s. I’ve been hit twice by drivers in their cars, both times at intersections, long before bike lanes were even thought of. Today it’s much safer biking in the designated lanes and is actually so much faster getting to my downtown destinations than driving. I’m so tired of these provincial politicians wasting our tax dollars on municipal affairs. They should focus on health care, encouraging people to keep healthy and exercise, finding ways to save money for transportation which means not just keeping but expanding safe bike lanes throughout the city.