Cycling in the National Capital Region

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Originally Posted by rocketphish

Ontario's bike lane debate: 'Sure winner' in suburbs or 'blitzkrieg' on good planning?
Ottawa's Transportation Master Plan, to be completed next year, envisions that by 2046 more than half of all travel in the city will be by active transportation, public transit or by carpooling.

Blair Crawford, Ottawa Citizen
Published Sep 21, 2024 • Last updated 5 hours ago • 4 minute read

The Ontario government’s plan to prioritize cars over bikes will undercut Ottawa’s new Transportation Master Plan and the province’s own work to make housing more affordable, Kitchissippi Ward Coun. Jeff Leiper says.

The provincial Conservatives under Premier Doug Ford are reportedly planning to make it illegal for municipalities to install bike lanes if that means blocking existing car lanes. The proposal is part of the government’s “Reducing Gridlock and Saving You Time Act” to be introduced in October, according to a report Friday by CBC.
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“I hope when people who are supporting these kinds of policies think about their kids and their grandkids and the kinds of cities they want them to be able to live in,” Leiper said.

“This isn’t a battleground in the non-existent war on cars. It’s a blitzkrieg on planning for affordable cities.”

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https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-new...n-suburbs-or-blitzkrieg-on-good-planning

The idea bike lanes are going to make things more affordable is laughable. Every minute longer the commute from the exurbs is the less drive till you qualify areas that are available. There is a reason Houston has affordable housing. Partly zoning and development charges but also twice as many freeways as Toronto.