As a resident in downtown…

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As a resident in downtown Toronto for over a decade, and despite not a cyclist, I find that bike lane in Toronto is good for our community, and for safety of cyclist, pedestrians and drivers. I'm pleased to see the completion of Bloor Street bike lane on Bloor Street, which I had lived for 5 years. It is enormous waste of tax payer's money to rip out this newly completed bike lanes, along with other existing bike lanes in University, and Yonge Street.

University Avenue is a wide two lane through road with wide "islands" of park and monuments in the middle of the road, which people rarely reach. I don't see the reasons that it cannot accommodate two narrow bike lanes by its side.

Foreseeing the future, In 5 to 10 years, full-self driving will be rolling out steadily and computer-driven vehicles will be more efficient and congestion in downtown will get more alleviated. Computer-driven vehicles can readily take into account of bike lanes and maneuver the road effortlessly. The completion of Ontario Line will also reduce number of cars in downtown.

Also, demand to bike in downtown will only surge drastically as the city build a more comprehensive, and safe bike network.

The short sight vision to get rid of bike lane is ignoring this future urban trend of more bikes, more autonomous driven cars and expansion of transportation. It will leave us with big regrets to nullify our newly built bike network.