This is not the way to…

This is not the way to reduce congestion and will LEAD to more cyclist interaction, lead to more deaths (we had 6 in Toronto this year) and is counter intuitive to the increase adoption year over year of micromobility vehicles (such e-bikes scooters, etc.). Let the city decide what makes sense.

I live in downtown Toronto and at rush hour if I were to leave my condo and drive to the Gardiner Expressway onramp at Spadina it would take me about 1 hours to navigate the jammed city streets. The onramp is only 2 km away! If I travel my bike, it takes me about 15 minutes using bike lane routes and quieter back streets. The routes I take by car have no dedicated bike lanes and cannot be widen. They are filled with on street parking, construction, and people purposefully blocking the box (selfishly trying to get ahead of each other).

Removing bike lanes is not the answer and only results in more driver/cyclists interactions. Why do we need to considerate of people driving into the city when they should be using mass transit? Removing bike lanes impacts locals who use the road to commute and don't have access or need an expensive car. We should be focused on this community first and worry about those commuting in because there are alternative methods like transit!

Bike lanes such as bloor are important east/west arteries that connect neighborhoods at the top of the city. University before bike lanes was dangerous. I know, because I walked the route for 15 years to get to my job in the financial district. You would have folks rip to up University in their Porsches, Mercedes, Audis, etc. as soon as work was done. As a biker I would never use University because it was scary and felt unsafe.

Please reconsider this bill and the power it brings. Leave it to the local mayor and their administration to decide.