Hon. Doug Ford and Hon…

Hon. Doug Ford and Hon. Prabmeet Singh Sarkaria.
Please stop this insanity. I am an emergency physician in downtown Toronto. I am a driver and a cyclist. While gridlock is a problem in Toronto, adding more roads is not the answer. The current population of Toronto and the GTA is such that there are more drivers and potential drivers than roads available. Adding a few lanes on Bloor and University may reduce gridlock for a few minutes, but Waze will be sure to fill them up again within weeks. More options, not more roads.
By reducing bike lanes, all you do is take safety away from cyclists. Or turn them back into drivers, to add further congestion.
Let me be clear. By taking bicycle lanes away, you will literally have blood on your hands. The blood of open fractures, crushed skulls and ruptured organs of cyclists on unprotected lanes of road.
My kids use these lanes. You can be sure that if these lanes are removed, my family will be leaving the city. It just won't be safe.