I strongly oppose this bill…

I strongly oppose this bill. This bill does not even distinguish between main roads and side streets and doesn’t take cyclists into consideration. Why would we reverse the progress we made and waste tax payer dollars ripping out bike lanes that we just spent money on to build how is this an effective use of our time and resources? Why does this bill only focus on saving a couple minutes of commute time for drivers but not for cyclists? Cyclists pay taxes just like motorists do should they not have bike infrastructure like cars do? Does the safety and convenience of cyclists and/or students and kids who would like to be able to safely bike to school or work not matter? I think that it is unfair that this governments sole focus is on drivers over everybody else especially at a time when things are so expensive and not everyone can afford to drive everywhere. I would also argue that reversing progress made on our bike lanes network only hurts congestion. More bike lanes and transportation options means more people cycling and taking public transit means less people in cars and on the road. The city of Toronto’s population is expected to grow dramatically in the coming years and those people will need bike infrastructure in order to get from a to b because we can’t have a growing population of only drivers it’s unsustainable. Our roads can only move so many people and the more people who choose to drive because they can’t feasibly bike to where they need to go the more traffic we will have. We need to show people there are other options and encourage them to use them, this is done successfully all over Europe where plenty of people bike daily year-round sun or snow. There is a reason why so many European cities are where people want to live and travel to and if they can do it we can do it. To summarize this long rant, this city needs to be more livable, and bike lanes help to make that happen. Cycling is cheaper, better for the environment, quieter, and make people safer, happier, and healthier leave our bike lanes alone if anything we should be expanding them across the city in areas where people don’t have access to them.