This initiative is not based…

This initiative is not based on facts, data or commonsense.

While traffic in the city area is very challenging for those who want or need to drive cars and trucks, the proposed solution of removing bike lanes to slightly widen a few roads, and prohibiting narrowing of any further roads to provide a safe space for bike traffic will not achieve the objective stated. Traffic is bad because there are too many cars in the city. This will get worse as the city increases population density. A "commonsense" solution is to strategize on getting people where they want to go without using a car. This would involve strengthening and reinforcing the transit system, and provide safe routes for people who use scooters, e-bikes and regular bikes.

The City of Toronto has done much research on where to place bike lanes, and joins other progressive cities, including New York and Paris, in promoting cycling in the city. Every person on a bike is a person not in a car. That makes traffic BETTER for those in cars. Many people do not bike because it is not safe. They stay in their cars, making traffic worse. Provide them with a safe bike lane network to get where they want to go efficiently, and they will get out of their cars, leaving more room for those who have no option but to use a motor vehicle.

While this legislation is counter-productive, it is also plain dangerous to the very many individuals in the city who use bikes as their main transportation. These are the "regular folks" the PC party likes to say it is looking after. "Regular folks" like young adults who can't afford a car, or people who work in the city delivering goods.

Please do better. This is overreach of the provincial government into municipal affairs. It is harmful to the city, harmful to the thousands who use non-motorized vehicles, and to boot, will waste millions of dollars in removing the installed infrastructure. Money will be wasted. More cyclists will be killed. Traffic will continue to be terrible in the city.

I suggest you help with getting the Eglinton Crosstown completed, or work on improving bus service in the city, or think on other ways you can help people get from point A to B without a car. These things are much more likely to fix traffic in the city.