Many Torontonians, including…

Many Torontonians, including me, do not own cars because bike infrastructure makes car ownership an unnecessary expense. For some, the financial cost of car ownership is untenable. For others, not owning a car is a choice of convenience. Either way, the city is safe for cyclists thanks to a wonderful network of bike paths. No study has been conducted to indicate that the removal of bike lanes along Bloor St, Yonge St, and University Ave would in fact reduce traffic congestion. Without quantitative information on the effects these bike lanes have had on congestion, removing them is simply premature and makes moving around the city more dangerous for those of us without passenger cars who are actually reducing congestion by not owning vehicles.