I am highly in favour in my…

I am highly in favour in my support of the removal of bike lanes on major arterial roads where it makes the most sense...by which I mean those roadways that have been reduced drastically down to one lane in each direction to accommodate these bike lanes and which are not even being used by Cyclists. For example roads like Eglinton Avenue East and Eglinton Avenue West as well as Cummer Avenue in North York. There is a major uptick in congestion on these roads now that was not there prior and I should know as I have lived by both over the years and witnessed the upheaval to all of them. Each one of these roads have TTC Bus routes on them in which the buses are now being held up in major congestion and it is majorly impacting the travel time for those Commuters. Meaning that it is not the better way for those stuck on the bus. Cummer Avenue has the largest bike lanes on them that I have ever seen and this does not make any sense not when not being used at all and when it has has reduced the roadway down to one lane in each direction, and have taken out turn lanes for both cars and the buses to enter to move out of through traffic. Because of that point alone there is now traffic on the stretch of Cummer between Leslie and Bayview over to Yonge that I have never ever seen before. There are also a great many schools on them meaning the Bus is always full all day every day of the week and those Commuters who have to take the Bus are being heavily impacted as well as the uptick in traffic just idling on this road adding to the gas emissions. Not to mention those rushing to get around it now entering and speeding down the Residential side streets off of Cummer and Bayview just to avoid it all. Those residential side streets where people live with their families and young children putting them in harm's way. But worse of all it means that the Ambulance and Fire Trucks located on Bayview Avenue are no longer even able to get around on those roadways to respond to those homes on the side streets nor the Long Term Care Homes located all along Cummer AVenue. Putting people's lives at risk when every minute counts. If you are a resident paying a lot of taxes living on this street and off of Cummer it means no longer even being able to get out of your driveway or your side street. Those bike lanes I believe were put on that roadway to make it safer for drivers but it is actually very much more dangerous as all of us Pedestrians and Drivers can see. To turn right from Leslie onto Cummer means you are basically up on the curve of the bike lane. To turn left as well from Leslie onto Cummer is very precarious as well as you are trying to turn into a narrow lane of traffic trying to avoid a head on collision with the other lane of traffic. The buses have no room within their lane of travel given their size of vehicle as well as trucks meaning they have no choice but to road the centre line into approaching oncoming traffic. Then as the bus stops to let people on and off drivers are now rushing to go around it once again attempting to pass like this can lead to many head on collisions. And the worst is in the winter when ice and snow is piled up on the sides of it and there is no room to maneouver leading to many an accident. So removing these are narrowing the bike lanes on Cummer Avenue should be the first priority. Thank you for your consideration.