Protected bike lanes are…

Protected bike lanes are important for keeping everyone safe. Food delivery people, commuters, youth, people going to social events, etc., rely on these lanes to get around safely especially in a city like Toronto with congestion and unreliable transit. The argument that bike lanes cause congestion is ridiculous - construction and utlity work are the leading cause of congestion. Cars cause congestion. The lanes in Toronto being proposed for removal all have street parking on them - remove the street parking instead! Getting rid of protected lanes won't get rid of cyclists, it will only make them less safe and more fatalities will occur. It's also such a waste of public money, especially the University lanes which just opened this year.

This is a poorly thought out plan based on no current evidence - purely ideological and actively makes people less safe. Anyone involved in implementing this should be pretty embarrassed.