The key line/fault in the…

The key line/fault in the proposal is this: ‘Ontario is looking to fight gridlock and get drivers where they need to go faster’

The proposal should not be ‘driver’ centric…..you want to ease gridlock by getting ‘commuters’ where they need to go, whether those commuters be drivers, cyclists or transit user. Only by taking a balanced/holistic approach can you be successful….this would lead to the thinking of implementing bike lanes where they make sense to facilitate/encourage commuting by bike this reducing cars and lessening the burden on Transit.

I commute to downtown via all three methods depending on weather/conditions/need and my preferred (and fastest) option is always my bicycle using the Dundas bike lane.

I can tell you first hand that many of the bike lanes in TO do not make the best sense and I would support removal of some IF it was done as part of a broader strategy to encourage commuting via bike by implementing a better/broader system of connected lanes/corridors/network vs the patch work network we currently have.

Rather than being combative toward cyclist the Ford Government should be meeting with cycling groups/drivers and the TTC to determine what makes sense and works for ALL commuters.