I truly don't think this…

I truly don't think this bill will achieve what it claims it is aiming for.

If we really want to reduce gridlock and save Ontarians time, the only real solution is to focus on reducing overall personal car use within our cities long term. It just makes sense; Removing bike lanes and building highways is a short term band-aid solution, and doesn't solve what creates traffic in the first place. In 5-10 years, those streets will become congested again.

Not to mention that this all creates extra infrastructure costs that will come due later on down the line; These are Infrastructure costs that future administrations may not be able to handle. We're making the assumption that we can pay for the maintenance 50-60 years down the line. This bill is just passing the buck down.

Vehicles will always be important in cities, but they really shouldn't be the best option for travel in metropolitan areas unless you're an emergency vehicle, a business, or are making specialized trips where you actually need one. I think that the current administration has done a lot to strengthen local/intercity transit, and I'd love to see that continue, but I feel that this bill isn't the right direction and may become bit of costly government overreach over something that municipalities can already do themselves.

Remember, every person who feels that driving is their best option, is another person on the road in front of you.