Notwithstanding the…

Notwithstanding the oxymoronic title for the bill, this amendment will do little to reduce traffic gridlock in the downtown core of the City of Toronto. The three streets mentioned in the proposal contain many pedestrians relying on bicycles to get throughout the city and removing them will only cause further issues in the future, not only from a pedestrian standpoint, but automotive as well. Furthermore, having to rely on the provincial government to acquire approval to install any other bike lanes in spite of the fact many of these zoning proposals have been done at the municipal level through city council creates an imbalanced playing field for any initiative to improve infrastructure within the City of Toronto and can be perceived as a borderline abuse of authority.