I believe prioritizing cars…

I believe prioritizing cars will lead to more harm to cyclists. Many services like Uber Eats and other delivery services depend on cyclists, putting riders at greater risk of being injured in confrontations with larger vehicles. Let’s get the crosstown transit happening to ease pressure on roadways from motorists who
might otherwise use transit.
For the past two years I used to ride my bike to and from work until a cyclist was killed earlier this year on Bayview extension south near the Brickworks. As a cyclist, it isn’t always safe to not have dedicated bike lanes. Cyclists don’t feel safe competing with bigger vehicles who exceed the speed limit and whip past bikes on roadways.

I also question the actual cause of gridlock. It isn’t necessarily due to bicycle lanes. Prior to bike lanes, there were parking lanes, which reduced traffic to one lane. How is this any different from a bike lane reducing traffic?

I still see delivery vehicles parking in bike lanes and cars nosing into intersections as the traffic lights turn red, blocking traffic in all directions and vehicles turning left through intersections after the light is red. Better enforcement of these practices might ease these behaviours. Ultimately there need to be fewer vehicles on the road. Excellent and affordable transit is a start. Educating drivers is next. Other municipalities have come up with creative ways to ease gridlock. I think this city can too. Please, no more dead cyclists. Thank you.