Similarly to probably the…

Similarly to probably the hundreds of comments received already, this immediately seems like such a waste of already in-progress and recent developments of bike lanes in and around the city of Toronto. Like that of the "Ontario Line" being built for transit expansion, there seems to be a trend of approving, removing, and revisiting projects that were originally in place. Again, only wasting all of the time and effort spent originally to just do something that was meant to be there in the first place.

When it comes to relieving the congestion of traffic in the city, the removal of bike lanes would have a much smaller impact than to say, improving the quality and reach of public transit. As a resident of Scarborough, I eagerly await the completion of the Line 2 expansion, as I can already anticipate how much an improvement it will make for traversing larger sections of the city (like having to commute downtown to and from work everyday as I do now). Perhaps a better question to ask yourselves before making decisions on these bike lanes would be to determine who exactly is constantly driving into the city and causing this congestion in the first place.

With a currently extremely limited transit system, it's obvious that those living in the surrounding areas of the Toronto core would opt to drive in and out of the city, but the removal of these lanes really does little good. More open lanes more often than not invite more traffic, which doesn't relieve anyone of anything. Your 30 min drive is still a 30 min drive, except a large population of the city that rely on bicycles as their means of transportation are more susceptible to risk of fatal injury.