We need our city to make…

We need our city to make these decisions because they have local knowledge, flexible to ongoing plans, and a quick responsiveness to the community needs. Let's look a the transit plans - the provincial government created the city's congestion from backlog of the Eglinton LRT and who knows when with the Ontario Line. The province should focus on getting these transit upgrades quicker - it's an embarrassment compared to other global cities.

I am a pedestrian, cyclist, transit user and driver - so I am for finding a sustainable solution and working together. There are many examples around the world where all modes of transportation can coexist. Doug Ford needs to stop listening to his privileged neighbours problems and focus on the things he cannot deliver.

The removal of bike lanes to reduce gridlock in a city is not a solution, instead this will create more congestion and negatively impact the safety of everyone, here are my concerns:

1. Congestion and Safety: Removing bike lanes in busy areas will likely worsen congestion and increase cyclists accidents. The removal of bike lanes will not behavioural patterns as cyclist will continue to ride beside cars. We've seen enough cycling accidents downtown Toronto so far this year - we need to find better solutions to co-exist. Cities like Montreal show bikes and cars can coexist without heavy-handed interventions. A balanced approach can promote bike safety without sacrificing street functionality.

2. Efficiency of Biking: Biking is faster than transit or driving for many. You want to reduce gridlock then focus on improving transit so people would actually use it.

3. Provincial Overreach: Municipalities know their streets best. This proposal disregards local governance and misaligns with the city's unique needs.

4. Conflicts with climate action strategy.