Please don't remove bike…

Please don't remove bike lanes. As a driver, they make my commutes safer as I don't need to worry about passing cyclists, and surprisingly, often faster and easier as they remove bottlenecks on the road created by cars switching lanes to weave between parked cars in the right lane.

The data shows that the addition to travel time is extremely minimal when examined using proper statistical methods (i.e. comparing against other routes to control for overall increase in traffic) instead of anecdotal methods.

As an occasional cyclist, they also ease congestion, as myself and many others like me choose to use bikes to do grocery runs, visit friends, etc, instead of driving the car or taking an Uber.

This proposed policy also completely oversteps municipal jurisdiction and flies against all of the goodwill the province had garnered with its Ontario-Toronto New Deal. Please re-consider this decision for all Ontarians.