I do not support the removal…

I do not support the removal of bike lines in downtown Toronto.
Let me preface this by saying that I do not live in downtown Toronto, I live in the suburbs, I drive and I do not bike. I do not drive downtown regularly. This bill does not affect me any way. Yet, I can't help but see it as incredibly ill-informed, divisive, ineffective and downright dangerous. As many people have been saying, getting rid of this bike lines will cost lives. But I also don't see it as lessening gridlock at all. If these bike lanes are removed, the cyclists aren't going to stop using these streets. Instead, they will just bike in lanes of live traffic which is a: more dangerous and b: just as bad for gridlock since now cars will have to be weaving in and out of each other to avoid cyclists. There is also the short-term pain to consider of the construction needed to make the changes. I cannot see a single good result to come out of this proposal and I do not want my public tax dollars funding this