This is needless bureaucracy…

This is needless bureaucracy and not in line with modern city planning. Bike lanes reduce traffic, which is why it makes sense to remove lanes for them sometimes. The city should be responsible for this as they know which roads have what amount of traffic vs. cyclists. Southern Ontario has too much car-only infrastructure already... just look at how awful Toronto is for everyone (drivers, pedestrians, transit riders, and cyclists...) due to the ridiculous amount of cars on the road. This is due to lack of transit and cycling options for the large population (and lack of well-planned highways that connect to or avoid downtown as well). Adding or preserving car lanes does not fix these problems and only makes congestion worse.