I am strongly opposed to…

I am strongly opposed to this bill. As someone who lives just off Bloor Street and uses both a car and a bicycle for transportation I LOVE the Bloor bikes lanes. I feel a thousand percent safer riding my bike on Bloor then when there wasn't bike lanes. The city does not have that many east-west bike lane routes so I was thrilled when the Bloor bike lanes were put in as I did not have to detour down to Harbord to feel safe (and Harbord only goes so far). As a motorist I don't think the bike lanes have affected traffic much. The main cause of traffic on Bloor is usually construction - there has been construction around the train tracks for years - and just the fact that there are too many cars on the road. How many are cars are delivery vehicles or Ubers? There are massive condo developments currently under construction on and near Bloor and we need those people to ride bikes or take transit because if they all get in cars the traffic will not move at all. If they don't feel safe, they aren't going to ride. Removing bike lanes is a giant step backwards. It puts cyclists lives at risk and it is also a huge waste of money and will result in more construction and more traffic delays. I'm not sure why the bike lanes on University are so wide and same with a stretch of Bloor east of Spadina. While luxurious for cyclists we don't need a full car lane width. So feel free to narrow them if that helps but don't remove them! My other comment is - the province should stay out of municipal issues. Just because Doug Ford doesn't like the traffic on his morning commute doesn't mean he can walk all over Toronto City Council. Stay in your lane Doug!