I am opposed to removing…

I am opposed to removing bike lanes from Toronto because:

1) I don't think the province has a right to decide how municipalities manage their own traffic within the city. If this were a provincial highway, then it would be fine. I paid my taxes to the city of Toronto and I support bike lanes. Why should people from outside decide how our city streets are used? I'd like to see more evidence on what is causing the gridlock rather than automatically taking out bike lanes, which took years to establish.

2) As a former cyclist who used to bike to work downtown before the pandemic, it was dangerous enough. I biked because it was good exercise and it was just as fast as driving (and it was definitely faster than the TTC). With the overall increase in car traffic, it becomes more dangerous. I don't think drivers should be accommodated because there are more of them. They need to make different choices if they don't like gridlock. I also believe cyclists will start to use their right to bike in the centre of the road for safety, so taking out bike lanes won't necessarily help.

3) The province should continue to support and grow regional public transit instead, so that drivers from the suburbs take the GO Train etc as much as possible. Living in the city, most of the people I know either take public transit or bike if they want to go downtown. Drivers have to face the consequences of their choice!

4) The CITY needs to aggressively enforce illegal stops especially during rush hour. Often when I do drive, I see gridlock is caused by one car or delivery vehicle blocking traffic or stopping illegally in no stopping zones. The city could also ban street parking at ALL times on the busiest routes.