This proposal to remove bike…

This proposal to remove bike lanes will not only make traffic worse for cars, but it will also greatly affect the Vision Zero initiative and result in the death of cyclists and pedestrians. Cyclists will continue to use Yonge, Bloor, and University to get to the places they need to go because our jobs, activities, schools and universities, and stores are all located along these streets. Cyclists will still use these roads, with or without bike lanes, as they are the most convenient way for people to get places. These streets have connections to transit, allowing us to link up with Line 1 or Line 2 of the TTC, connect to the Go Trains, and have access to other main thoroughfares to get to places throughout the city of Toronto. No where in the legislation does it say cyclists cannot use Bloor, Yonge, or University. So cyclists will continue to use these routes, with or without bike lanes. If the Ford led government does take these bike lanes out, traffic will get even worse for motor vehicle drivers because cyclists will continue to use these routes no matter what. In order to keep traffic going, there should be further investment into transit, speeding up construction projects, and keeping bike lanes where they are. The Province will only make more traffic while trying to rip out the lanes to put a car lane back in, impacting traffic more. This legislation is partisan wedge issue, a waste of time, and simply extreme over reach by the Provincial government.