Province's internal documents reveal province knows Bill 212 not in the public interest

Internal documents that were revealed in court in March reveal that the province knows that their anti-bike lane legislation is arbitrary and not in the public interest:

“Cycling has been shown to have a positive impact on congestion in North American cities.”
“....the net result of bike lane removals could simply be more vehicles queued along already congested streets without significant reductions in travel times.”
“[removing protected bike lanes]...suggests more than 54% increase in the total number of collisions (i.e., for all road users, not just those involving cyclists).”

The documents show what we’ve been saying all along: ripping out three Toronto bike lanes won’t reduce congestion, a key claim repeated by the province without evidence to justify the legislation, and it will put lives at risk.

Watch Cycle Toronto executive director Michael Longfield speak about the documents during a deputation at City Hall by clicking here.

And take a look at the released documents yourself:

Supplementary Court filings Part 1

Supplementary Court filings Part 2

(One page of the released documents. Image: Ontario Superior Court of Justice)