Removing bike infrastructure…

Removing bike infrastructure on Yonge, Bloor and University represents an absurd overreach, based on out of date statistics and "gut feelings" rather than evidence.

The Bloor bike lanes in particular are extremely well-used, particularly in the Annex and Koreatown, where they have been in place for a long time. I struggle to see how removing them will have any meaningful impact on congestion, which in this part of the city is caused mainly by neverending and poorly managed construction, not bikes.

Moreover, every cyclist who decides to drive because of a lack of safe options once the lanes are removed will -- guess what? -- contribute to congestion. And of those who continue cycling on Bloor, some will inevitably be injured or even killed.

The proposed policy is illogical and should be abandoned. If the province is serious about reducing traffic, opening the Eglinton Crosstown would be a good place to start. So would implementing merciless penalties for behaviors like blocking the box, which occurs constantly in central Toronto.