I am not a politically…

I am not a politically active person, but this proposal is so disappointing I feel compelled to comment.

Last year, my husband and I sold our car because the bike infrastructure on bloor allowed us to get to work easily and safely. This has had an incredible improvement on our quality of life and overall health. It has made it easier for us to save money for a down-payment for a house.

Removing these bike lanes would only increase congestation. All you need to do is look at the bike share ridership-- which grew by 30% to 4.6 million in 2022 and 24% to 5.7 million in 2023 --- to realize that biking is on the rise in Toronto. Forcing millions to get back in cars will do little to reduce congestation. Removing the convenience and safety of bike lanes on these main roads will put people like me back in traffic lanes.

This is reckless over spending. I thought conservatives were supposed to be fiscally responsible? The amount of money that will be needed to take out these lanes is astronomical.

The government could stop micromanaging our city and focus their attention, and funds, on the dire state of our healthcare in this province. Toronto traffic is not the province's jurisdiction. Why doesn't this government stay in their own lane?