I am strongly against Bill…

I am strongly against Bill 212, which should not be named "Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act", as removing bike lanes does not actually reduce traffic.

Removing bike lanes from Toronto and inhibiting the expansion of them would be extremely detrimental to the city. I personally use the Bloor bike lane for my commute to work, and would not feel safe biking along Bloor street without it. I also know many other people who use the bike lanes regularly and would be disadvantaged by their removal.

Additionally, removing bike lanes and inhibiting the expansion of bike lanes would not actually help drivers. Adding back car lanes to Bloor, University, and Yonge would simply induce demand. The article "Induced Demand and the Highway Interchange", linked below, explains induced demand very well, but to sum it up, if more car lanes are introduced, more people will drive on them until gridlock is back. The only real solution to gridlock is having viable alternatives, like good bike lanes and strong public transit systems.

As the article "Why Drivers Should Support Bike Lanes", linked below, explains, having bike lanes is beneficial to drivers as well as cyclists. They separate cyclists out from drivers, so drivers don't have to worry about hitting them. They also provide economic benefits, including increasing retail sales and property values, and provide a cheap transportation alternative for people who cannot afford to drive, as outlined in the article "Protected Bike Lanes Statistics" linked below.

Bike lanes benefit everyone. They provide better transportation options, save people money, increase health through the exercise of cycling, and are environmentally friendly. It is, quite frankly, disgraceful of Doug Ford to try to not only remove Toronto's bike lanes, but pretend that it will actually benefit Torontonians. Perhaps he should spend more time trying to help the entire province instead of obsessing over Toronto.