This is a terrible idea:…

This is a terrible idea: bike lanes make travel for so many people easier, cheaper and faster. The reason bike lanes don't look like they're being used is because they're not congested - people get where they're going very quickly because they don't clog up. Of course they're going to look "unused" if you take a snapshot of a moment, especially when the adjacent car lane is packed with cars.

This is a cynical idea: It pits Ontarians who don't live in the Toronto against those who do, distracting from actual issues that affect those people outside of Toronto. While not explicitly stated, its implied that Toronto's bike lanes are somehow paid for by "tax dollars" from outside of the city.

This is a backwards idea: All of the most livable cities, those where the citizens are happiest, have the highest percentage of their time to themselves - all of these cities have extensive bike networks. Vancouver comes to mind - the city has people EVERYWHERE on their bikes, with very generous bike lane networks. Toronto is a blob of roads and construction. The gridlock is probably greatest around the parts of the city where we've been under construction for seemingly forever.

I'm decidedly against this proposal.