This proposal makes no sense…

This proposal makes no sense at all. It is completely devoid of evidence. Removing these bike lanes would only create more traffic jams and congestion. WHY would the government create MORE construction chaos in the downtown core? Construction is the #1 cause of congestion, and the government is proposing to create more of it. Completely senseless.

The bike lanes the government is proposing to remove would not even add additional lanes of traffic. The lanes on Bloor and Yonge Streets largely replaced on-street parking, not live lanes of traffic. If the government seriously is concerned about congestion, why don't they remove more street parking to create more lanes?

The lanes on University removed a lane of traffic, but that is only because it is an extremely wide boulevard that is massively over-engineered for the amount of traffic. Has the government even looked at the road? Or do they just act blindly without evidence? University is almost never congested, even with the bike lanes in place. There are still two live lanes of traffic and a full lane for street parking and stopping for emergency vehicles. This is a solution in search of a problem.

Bike lanes REDUCE congestion by getting people out of cars and onto bikes which are a more efficient use of road space. CARS CAUSE CONGESTION, NOT BIKES!

Dozens of people have died on Toronto streets due to unsafe roads for cyclists and pedestrians. This move will only ensure that more people will die senselessly. Stop this nonsense and focus on things that matter! Fixing our healthcare, improving our education, getting public transit built (when is the Eglinton LRT going to open??????????????) Stop meddling in the affairs of municipalities who know far better than you do, how to manage roads. STAY IN YOUR LANE!