Safe bike lanes are…

Safe bike lanes are important to ensure more Torontonians use the biking infrastructure and move away from using their vehicles. That is how you address traffic, you find ways to move individuals away from using individual vehicles, towards cycling, walking, better transit options, not by making it more unsafe for cyclists by removing bike lanes.

Where is your proof that this is necessary and that it will lead to improvements for driving conditions? Have you assessed the additional danger removing these lanes have on cyclist safety? Families use these lanes daily and them (as do I) use these and hope to get from point A to B to C safely. Also, should the government's policies not be for the benefit of all its citizens, i.e. including drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians, not solely for drivers.

Why should there be the need to seek provincial approval to allow for the implementation of a bicycle lane? This should be the decision of the city due to the needs of the city, not of the province.

I am firmly opposed to this proposal and sincerely request you rethink. This is a safety issue for many Torontonians who just want to get around the city safely.