I am a lifelong cyclist and…

I am a lifelong cyclist and driver in downtown Toronto. My experience has been that the safer the bike lane, the more users there are. Likewise, the wider and more plentiful the car lanes, the traffic is faster and and of higher volume. In my neighborhood in Little Italy, the bike lanes are packed at rush hours. I think the impression of empty bike lanes is caused by the size difference between vehicles, ratio of 4 bikes to 1 car.

Off topic, what I really wish is that the streetcar would be treated like blood in our veins. You got to keep it moving at all costs. Like in New York, car travel should be slow and comfortable and transit should be full and fast.

Thank you