I live in the Bloor West…

I live in the Bloor West Village area, and I'm a serious recreational cyclist as well as a driver. The bike lanes that have been installed along Bloor Street West have led to a big increase in traffic gridlock in my area, and particularly around the intersection of Bloor and Jane, and Bloor and South Kingsway. As a passionate cyclist, I'm not against bike lanes at all, but they don't belong on every street in the city. As well, the Bloor West bike lanes are practically a 'ghost town' for at least 6 months of the year (November to April) because of the weather. The City of Toronto needs to have more common sense when deciding where to install these lanes, and I find myself supporting Bill 212 to have them removed from Bloor Street West because of that.