I commute by bike in the…

I commute by bike in the summer and car in the winter from North York to downtown Toronto.

As a bike rider, I don't like to be on busy roads and make my commute via neighbourhoods and low traffic areas. Even if it's a bit longer, it's more enjoyable and safer; the commute time is still faster than any other means (transit, car) even via neighbourhoods. I would funnel bike lanes into neighbourhoods and leave main roads for cars.

As a car driver, there are so many road restrictions, (covid era patios, construction, illegal parking, excess traffic lights, speed humps, bike lanes) we should be lessening as many car slowing factors as possible to make commutes less insane. There is so much traffic, we don't need to consider speed limiting road features like patios, excess lights/stop signs, speed humps; extreme levels of traffic is slowing cars down on its own.

I'd like to see main roads free of bike lanes, or limit them to 1 every 2km. For instance, there is a dedicated bike lane on Bay, University, St George, each is about 1minute apart or ~400m apart. Why so many bike lanes going the same way? Bad planning.