I'm strongly opposed to this…

I'm strongly opposed to this bill as a downtown Toronto resident who commutes daily using a bike. Bike lanes provide a safe, efficient form of transportation for me and many others, which means I do not need to buy a car or rely on taxi/ride shares to get around and thus reducing congestion. Further, as a biker, I would need to use the main lanes designated for cars to bike, which could likely increase congestion. People need as many transportation alternatives to cars as possible to reduce congestion.

Bike lanes are critical infrastructure in the city of Toronto to reduce congestion and dependance on cars, increase safety both for bikers and pedestrians, and facilitate efficient, carbon-friendly transportation within the city. Expanding and maintaining bike lines should be a top priority for a city. Removing bike lanes would be costly, waste critical investment and have minimal impact on improving congestion (if any).

Some alternative considerations to address the problems of congestion could include removing/reducing street parking on critical streets, introducing congestion taxes for drivers and expanding public transportation options.

My tax dollars should be used to improve the city's infrastructure and not wasted to remove critical infrastructure that my tax dollars helped pay for. Many drivers in Toronto are not even residents of the city and should not be prioritized over the needs of many Toronto residents that live without the need of a car.