It's ridiculous to take out…

It's ridiculous to take out the bike lanes and I will do everything I can to spread the word for who is responsible for making the city more congested and costing countless millions to do so. There are many reasons I'm against this:
1) Red Tape and Bureaucracy: The Ontario Premier needs to get out of the way of local governments and let them increase the transportation quality of cities. More streets = more drivers through induced demand, which is firmly established. Meddling from the top is only going to slow things down, especially when the Premier doesn't have anyone's interest at hear but his own.
2) I and many I know use bike lanes regularly as an alternative option, as busses, street cars, and subways aren't widespread enough to make it convenient to get everywhere in a timely fashion. Just look at how the share bike program is going and you'll see that it's clearly popular.
3) Basic safety should give cyclists their own space, as drivers often don't regard them at all, park on bike lanes, and kill cyclists all too frequently through negligence. They need their own lanes that are blockaded off with concrete to ensure their safety.
4) When I drive, it's much easier for cyclists to be out of the way in their own sectioned off lane so I don't have to be concerned about whether they can squeeze between me and the parked cars or other obstructions. I don't want to be responsible for accidental death due to bad infrastructure.

Overall, it's a boondoggle that the Premier is pursuing to toss a bone to his backers in the construction industry. They were paid by his brother to put them in, and now they're getting the delicious double-dip of being contracted to take them out. It's clearly a porkbarrel project and the Premier should be investigated for corruption.

I vehemently oppose this action. If you're not going to expand the lanes, at least let the cities decide what's best for them.