Gridlock and traffic are…

Commentaire

Gridlock and traffic are getting worse in Toronto. That requires innovative policy solutions that consider how to maximize affordable mobility. Bill 212, in targeting bike lanes on major thoroughfares, fails to offer an evidence-based approach, making use of the best understanding we have on what causes congestion and how to minimize it. It seems intuitively clear to those stuck in a car on Bloor St that the bike lane is slowing them down. Yet those who study the issue carefully seem to have concluded that removing bicycle lanes, Bill 212 will do little or nothing to improve traffic flow.

It is also bad policy and bad government for the Provincial government to legislate on this matter which is clearly a municipal issue.