Ontario eyes barring new bike lanes where car lanes would be cut (www.cbc.ca)

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The Ontario government is considering bringing forward legislation that could prohibit the installation of bike lanes when lanes for motor vehicles are removed as a result, sources say.

Siemiatycki said "this government has signalled that the car is king," pointing to prior steps the governing Progressive Conservatives (PCs) have taken to ease costs for drivers.

He sees the PCs as making a clear play for the votes of motorists, and believes the policy would also appeal to many drivers frustrated with congestion on the roads.

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[-] [email protected] 8 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

Terminal case of carbrain. Literally incapable of thinking it through.

[-] [email protected] 26 points 1 day ago

These entitled assholes have no fucking clue about how congestion works or anything else. Continuing to enable (in the addiction sense) cars will only make congestion and costs spiral out of control even more until there's nothing left but a bankrupt Hellscape of dysfunctional sprawl.

[-] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Jesus fucking Christ. And these fuckers would win a reelection today.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

Where else would the lanes go? Do they plan on paving over more poor people's homes for them?

[-] [email protected] 2 points 18 hours ago

It's to discourage removing the lanes. You could still remove them, but not if the reason is to allow for a bike lane.

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