I strongly oppose the…

I strongly oppose the removal of already installed bike lanes as well as the province's proposed involvement in municipal road and traffic matters.
Decades of studies in several countries have shown that bike lanes reduce traffic as they provide an alternative mode of transportation and boost local business. Toronto is not an exception to the rule nor is any other Ontario city. Bike lanes provide a safe mode of travel. If the province truly cared about easing congestion, the government should invest in transit expansion, incentivize work from home for those professions that don't require to commute and ensure others can work closer to home instead of building more and more roads (which just induces even more traffic). This is a PLANNING issue, stop wasting taxpayer money on irrelevant topics, especially removal of already constructed bike lanes.