This is an egregious…

This is an egregious jurisdictional overreach. Decisions regarding bike lanes and municipal traffic management should rest within our elected municipal councillors.

It is a complete waste of money to rip out existing bike lanes in Toronto, which are incredibly well used. Those cyclists will either 1) start riding in the car lane, further slowing traffic and putting themselves in danger, or 2) just drive themselves, making congestion worse.

The only way to reduce car traffic congestion is to provide safe, reliable alternatives to driving. This has been proven time and time again all over the world, however much our government chooses not to believe it. Building yet another highway, expanding highway lanes or, bafflingly, building a tunnel under the 401 will only induce more cars to fill the existing space.

This government has repeatedly demonstrated disdain for anyone outside of a car, and normalizes aggression against those opting for more sustainable modes of transportation. Lives have been lost and will continue to be lost if we do not take pedestrian and cyclist safety seriously.

I urge the government to reconsider this stance, and focus their energy on completing the crosstown LRT.