Bike lanes in the City of…

Bike lanes in the City of Toronto keep cyclists safe. Taking them away will put more lives at risk. Torontonians need multiple transportation options to move through the city, including cycling infrastructure.

The only way to reduce congestion on city streets is to reduce the number of vehicles on the road. That means investing in all forms of transportation including cycling and public transit. No matter the cost to remove the bike lanes, that is a cost to undo something that doesn't need to be undone. It is a waste of taxpayer dollars. The city approved and installed the bike lanes and they have been well used. Every single time I drive across the city, especially along Bloor/Danforth, there are many cyclists using the bike lanes. I myself would never cycle on a bike-lane free Toronto street.

As a car driver, I feel better that cyclists have their own space. As a car driver, the things I see that cause congestion are BAD DRIVERS (distracted, causing accidents, blocking intersections, illegally parked) and construction. Bad drivers block/park in bike lanes now. Any new lanes of traffic will just be full of the same, illegally parked cars blocking traffic. It will not make a difference.

Any construction to remove bike lanes will cause more congestion and risk harming accessibility to local businesses. Local BIAs have made statements that bike lanes have improved their community.

I hope the government listens to the people of TORONTO and those who would be immediately impacted by this decision. This should be a municipal decision and it is aggravating that the provincial government is even taking the time to discuss this when there are so many more important issues at hand.