As a resident and taxpayer…

As a resident and taxpayer of Ontario and Toronto I strongly oppose this legislation. Bicycle lanes are a crucial piece of our transportation infrastructure and removing them will result in completely avoidable traffic deaths and injuries, not to mention increasing traffic congestion and pollution, hurting local businesses, damaging the reputation of Ontario and Toronto within Canada and the world. Not to mention the complete waste of money and additional traffic congestion resulting from the work to remove them.
As a driver in the downtown area I can attest that it is much safer and easier to drive on streets that have bike lanes rather than those that don’t, as then bicycles are separated and protected rather than passing close to and in between car traffic. Additionally, removing bike lanes to restore car lanes will do nothing to reduce traffic congestion as the restored lane will be continually blocked by parked, stopped, and turning cars. This legislation if passed will take Toronto 10 years back and make the roads worse for everyone