This is an appalling and…

This is an appalling and utterly senseless motion. There's no credible evidence to indicate that bike lanes add to downtown congestion, and removing them only makes it less safe for cyclists. Cyclists will not cease sharing the roads with drivers if the lanes are removed, and the provincial driver's handbook regulates that drivers treat cyclists as vehicles and give them the space of an entire lane. How on earth is that going to to decrease gridlock? It certainly won't make it safer for anyone on a bike.

Removing bike lanes also makes it less safe for pedestrians. E-bikes and motor scooters are already a serious hazard on Toronto sidewalks --if cyclists feel unsafe on the roads, they're going to start using pedestrians spaces too, whether it's legal or not.

I'm not clear on who the Ford administration is trying to pander to with this boneheaded proposal, but as a non-cycling Torontonian, I'd strongly recommend that it's thrown directly into the wastebin.