• Removing bike lanes will…

• Removing bike lanes will endanger lives as cycling as a viable mode of transportation gains more traction and popularity especially with the accessibility of e-bikes now.
• Research has repeatedly shown that widening roads makes congestion worse: it just adds more cars and makes a bigger problem.
• We need to dramatically reduce carbon emissions, and encouraging people to bike is an important part of this reduction: the government is taking a huge step backward in our care of the planet. Invest more in public transit instead and create more users.
• Removing bike lanes is a waste of taxpayers money, and businesses will also suffer from reduced traffic
• Ontarians need more options to get around, not fewer
• The Province shouldn’t meddle in decisions best made by municipalities: this is huge over-reach on the part of the provincial goverment.