The proposed policy is a…

The proposed policy is a detriment to the residents of the City of Toronto, increases dangers to both cyclists and motorists and will increase strain on existing infrastructure.
I am a resident of the City of Toronto and someone who relies on my car as my primary method of transport. Bike lane infrastructure has been a boon whenever I travel around the city as it decreases significantly the conflicts in speed caused by motor vehicles and cyclists using the same infrastructure. Where they exist I am no longer required to slowly follow a cyclist or give them space while trying to pass on tight city streets.
The mixing of usage will lead to an increase in accidents leading to higher insurance premiums, higher healthcare costs and most importantly more dead Torontonians on it's streets.
The plan to put the bike lanes on secondary roads is nonsense as these are not the primary roads people wish to go to. This logic is not extended to vehicle or transit options so the singling out of cyclists seems like a nakedly political actions. Individuals travelling by bike will not follow nonsensical slow routes when direct routes exist. This legislation effectively will waste money on infrastructure that is poorly used and do little to help with gridlock faced by the city.
The proposed removal of bike lanes will also increase usage of transit and motor vehicles through the busiest parts of the city as people abandon bicycles due to safety concerns. Any capacity increase will quickly be filled through induced demand and we'll be back at the same car commute times with a more dangerous, monetarily wasteful and slower city.
The proposed legislation is naked politiking masquerading as policy. No planner would approve these changes and that Doug Fords proclamations to tear up specific bike lanes while his Minister argues that they will be studied indicates that this legislation is a foregone conclusion and this comment period seems like a perfunctory legal requirement that will be ignored for the Premier's wishes.