I am a driver who lives and…

I am a driver who lives and has lived in the Bloor-Ossington area of downtown Toronto for 40 years. Traffic congestion is a problem, and has been a problem long before bike lanes were put in. Moving people by bicycle is a better solution than removing bike lanes for many reasons. We should be extending bike lanes, making bicycle commuting safer and more attractive. With all the high rise residential construction going on in my neighbourhood, we can expect thousands, perhaps tens of thousands of new residents clogging our roadways. I want them on bicycles, not in cars!
It is lunacy to make bicycle commuting a less attractive alternative to cars. It needs to be the preferred transportation method. Everything we do should encourage bicycles over cars, not discourage it!