Removing bike lanes will not…

Removing bike lanes will not reduce gridlock as you will force people that would cycle switch to vehicles and increase vehicle traffic through public transit, Uber/cabs or their own cars and thereby increasing gridlock. I am a cyclist and drive a truck so I see from both perspectives (cyclist, driver). I regularly commute to Toronto’s downtown for work. Due to bad driver etiquette, I see more causes of gridlock caused by drivers (e.g. blocking intersections). Having a bike lane instead of another vehicle lane increases safety for pedestrians exiting streetcars (there is daily occurrence of drivers speeding past open transit doors to catch the green light. Active people are healthier people which is good for the provincial health system. Tourists would find our city more appealing with safe cycling infrastructure (increasing revenue for city and province). Who travels somewhere to visit because there are lots of car lanes and no cycling lanes? Please don’t take away bike lanes - there are reasons why the bike lanes are located where cyclists (who are also taxpayers) would use them after much study.