I am writing to strongly…

I am writing to strongly support the move to have bike lanes removed, and new bike lanes reviewed and approved by the provincial government.
Further, currently implemented bike lanes, particularly on major streets, should be reviewed for removal.
As a resident of Swansea, I have personally witnessed the current bike lanes on Bloor Street West have been a major issue:

-Blocked emergency vehicles ! With only one lane, there is simply nowhere for vehicles to move when emergency vehicles are approaching. This has caused the emergency vehicles to await the eventual traffic to clear… delaying arrival by an unacceptable time factor. I’m sure this will eventually lead to fatalities, as time is the major factor in life saving situations!

- Gridlock ! Travel time has tripled on this path during daytime and evening commutes.

- Poor implementation. With the poor design of intervening bike lanes, raised platforms in some and car parking, have lead to driver and bikes both crossing into each others paths.

- Blocking delivery vehicles. With only single lanes, and now further limited parking on Bloor St. W., delivery vehicles will often simply park in the bike lane! Forcing bike traffic to divert into traffic, which is further endangering to bike riders with narrow single lane traffic!