I am in strong opposition to…

I am in strong opposition to this act. I don't feel sufficient reason has been provided on how removing bike lanes can reduce grid lock. There has been lots of research proving that additional lanes do very little to improve traffic flow when there are many drivers. Toronto has grown immensely in the last 20-30 years and our roads clearly are not designed for this level of traffic. Adding an additional lane will likely do next to nothing to assist. If we do actually believe it might do something, I think it must be proven with some empirical data BEFORE making decisions to remove existing infrastructure. Additionally, have you considered the risk of INCREASING traffic due to citizens not being able to bike anymore? Biking in Toronto is very dangerous and without the safety of bike lanes, many citizens may switch to driving which could make traffic worse. I do not know if this will be the case, but has there been any work or analysis considering this?
Why would we waste money on removing something we just installed without sufficient evidence. I would much rather see money go into building something new to reduce grid lock. We need multiple solutions to reduce grid lock and removing the bike lanes just takes away one of our many solutions. Adding more lanes is NOT a solution because the city does not have the necessary space to add enough lanes that could actually accommodate our population.