This proposal puts cyclists,…

This proposal puts cyclists, drivers and pedestrians at great risk of injury/death and liability. I bike everyday, including in the winter, with my family (2 small kids) as does my partner. I know at least 5 families that do the same. I cross the city daily from Regent Park to Liberty Village and back. I go to all our family activities in the city by bike. If I take the train, I take a bike to the train station. We even go up from Regent Park to Don Mills/Eglinton on the regular for classes. And we bike up to Markham/Richmond hill a few times a year. Please don't remove the bike lanes that make this a safer activity for us. Please don't make us loop around to find safe roads and bike lanes. Cyclists need direct routes that are protected/safe to make cycling feasible. It is not a hobby for many and is a way of commuting.

Bike lanes keep many people out of ubers, cars and transit. The more high quality, protected bike lanes we have, the more people will cycle to help with congestion. Otherwise, you will definitely have more people in Ubers and cars to add to congestion on the road, and more cars parked on the road, which will defeat the purpose of removing bike lanes since these lanes will still be blocked by parked cars.