I am shocked at the decision…

I am shocked at the decision to remove bike lanes - bike lanes keep people safer than riding in traffic. Unless, of course, somebody parks in them. There have been 6 deaths this year, that is 6 too many!!
Cycling takes up less room on our streets and is a healthy alternative to driving. We need to reduce traffic in cities, not increase it. It is total nonsense that adding more lanes of traffic will reduce congestion. It will only increase the number of cars. Why is this government wasting time and a lot of money on "solutions" that are in fact false. We still don't have a crosstown! Why?? Major cities around the world, Paris, New York have increased cycling infrastructure to get cars out of the city. Cars cause congestion, not bikes, this is a fact. Montreal has done a great job putting more bike lanes in. They separate bikes from cars and make it very easy to get around the city with their bike sharing program. In Toronto the Premier wants to move backward and won't listen to the experts. Not to mention he refuses to get environmental studies done. It is an absolute disgrace. Talk about a waste of taxpayers money!