I am against this proposed…

I am against this proposed amendment, and the bill it amends.

I strongly feel that this addendum is an unnecessary addition to a bill that only stands to increase beaurocracy at the cost of taxpayer dollars. Removal of existing (and new) infrastructure does nothing but charge the taxpayer twice, while increasing the total time that construction is present on Toronto's streets, increasing gridlock (which this bill claims to prevent).

Multiple studies (one by the European Union's CIVITAS program attached) have demonstrated how congestion benefits from allowing alternative forms of transportation, such as cycling. The attached study includes case studies from New York City and London, UK, which have similar environmental and social frameworks as Toronto.

The expansion of Toronto's bike lanes (including those on Yonge and University which are identified for removal by this addendum) have afforded me a safe opportunity to commute year-round, without negatively impacting traffic. If this amendment passes, I will have to return to biking on streets directly with vehicle traffic, slowing vehicles behind me and giving me a demonstrably more dangerous commute.

In summary, I believe that this bill goes against the majority of published science that demonstrates how facilitation of alternative means of transportation is beneficial to reducing congestion, and that the amendment to this bill is both an overreach of provincial power, and ineffective use of tax dollars.