This bill is bad for Ontario…

This bill is bad for Ontario and should be killed for the following reasons:

• It strips cities of local authority and decision-making, even when projects are supported by evidence and local residents.
• It will worsen traffic congestion, not reduce it. The government’s ownexperts have consistently said that bike lanes are not a cause of gridlock.
• It will make roads more dangerous. Protected bike lanes prevent serious injuries and deaths for people biking, walking, and driving.
• It threatens other uses of road space that communities rely on, including transit priority, safe crossings, patios, curbside access, and school streets.
• It undermines climate goals and public health by locking cities into car-dependent street designs.

I ride my bike and use bike lanes to run errands because traffic is so bad and parking is so hard to find. When there's no bike lane, I don't feel safe. We need more bike lanes to make it safer so that I can use my bike more often.