Thanks for doing this (Bill…

Thanks for doing this (Bill 212- Ruducing Gridlock) as the increased number of bike lanes in Toronto has made driving a nightmare in downtown where I live.

I would love to see the following implemented:

1. When a car is turning right at an intersection with a bike lane, the car needs to be able to move over to the far right, against the curb & any oncoming bikes should go around the car, on its left hand side. This will ensure the driver only has to worry about pedestrians. Today, most turns require the car turning right to look at for pedestrians, as well as fast moving bikes. It's often difficult to turn right, with both pedestrians & bikes moving at different speeds.

2. Study the traffic flow/usage of existing bike lanes. If car traffic is backed up & few bikes use the lane, the lane should be removed.

3. Keep bike lanes on less busy streets & only have cars on the busy streets.

4. All bike lanes should have neighbourhood public consultation on their implementation, so residents directly impacted by the bike lane are made aware of the change in their neighbourhood. Often, lanes materialize without neighbourhood awareness.

5. It would be really nice if the city planners creating new bikes, must live in the impacted community, so they can live with their decisions, on a daily basis. A friend lives south of Bloor St E & when she occasionally has to take her car out, she turns onto Bloor St & then comes to a complete stop. Before the bike lane, traffic moved on the street.

6. A new bike lane should only be put in if it doesn't greatly impact another population, like car drivers. If it's going to greatly negatively impact a segment of the population, it shouldn't be implemented or a work around should be in place for the impacted segment.

7. All future City of Toronto surveys on bike lanes should consist of only non-biased language/questions. In a recent survey, conducted at tax payer's expense, all questions & language was on how to increase the number of bikes lanes. There were no questions regarding any negative impacts of them. The city needs to seek the input of all its citizens, not just a selected, limited segment, when making changes.

Thanks for listening & thanks for taking action on this issue, as it seems the City of Toronto was ignoring some of its citizens, while favouring others.