I am a resident in Toronto…

I am a resident in Toronto and this bill is ridiculous. I have never cared about politics because BIKE LANES SHOULD NOT BE POLITICIZED yet here we are. So, please keep the bike lanes and keep having more of them. None of the reasons that the provincial government has listed to back up this bill is scientifically correct.
I use bike lanes all the time, and so do many many residents in Ontario. This is an essential part of my life and their lives. This bill will prevent me from getting to places I need to go. They are like sidewalks to me. Would you rip out sidewalks one day if you don't see enough people walking on a random Tuesday? I hope not. I don't know how I can make you understand how essential bike infrastructure is to me and many many other residents. Just please open your eyes and open you mind and try to talk to and understand us for once please.
As a minority on the road, we should be protected. We should not have to share roads with motor vehicles and we should feel safe just to get groceries and not having to get squished by 6 lanes of cars. This will further eliminate people who wants to bike but fear to due to the lack of infrastructure and surprise, you are going to have more cars on the road which increase congestion even more. And that's only for people who can afford and drive. For those who can't, they are left stranded at home and not go outside as often which means worse physical and mental health for those individuals.
Not to mention drivers don't like to be driving with bikers on the same road, either. When I drive, I feel much safer driving on Bloor and University because of the very well-designed fully-protected bike lanes. I know that I will be less stressed driving and the bikers will be safer driving on their own lanes. Removing these infrastructure will be forcing all means of traffic to share roads hence cause more accidents.
Furthermore, the provincial government should not have a say in the municipal decisions on bike lanes in the first place. Do you go to Oshawa everyday and uses their municipal infrastructure everyday? No, and neither do I. Therefore, neither of us should have a say in what to build in Oshawa. People who live in Oshawa should be the only ones who can decide on their public infrastructure.
Please please please reconsider and take back the bill. I like Toronto because of how much progress we have made in the past decade to make this city more friendly to pedestrians. I would love to keep living here and enjoy the improvements in the future.