As someone who is not a…

As someone who is not a cyclist, I have learned from multiple studies and from visiting foreign cities that have good bike and public transit infrastructure, that removing Bike lanes (and as such options for transit) is not the way to 'save time' as a city.

Notably, studies on the topic of traffic have determined that adding additional lanes for cars does not actually improve the number of cars that go through an intersection per hour, and as such does not improve traffic/gridlock, or transit speed for cars.

the best way to go about reducing traffic is to offer alternatives to cars for commuting.

by removing bike lanes you are only incentivizing more cars on the road, and making traffic worse for those who still use cars.

Please do some research on the topic from countries and areas that use alternatives to car as a more primary form of transportation. Adding lanes does not reduce congestion, it induces demand for cars, and creates more congestion. Maximizing cars on the road does not improve commute times.

if Conservatives are supposed to be the 'common sense' party, then why are you wasting money removing infrastructure that we already spent millions on creating (not even that long ago). The provincial government should not be adding red tape and bureaucracy to slow down local governments trying to add transportation options.

We need to think about the safety of cyclists, in cities in The Netherlands I could very easily see myself using a bike daily to commute, however in the current state of our cities in Canada, It is a necessity to bike on routes that are shared with cars. and I do not feel comfortable biking in this scenario.

Not only this, when I drive I would much rather have cyclists out of the way, and not forced to be on the same road as cars, not only is this annoying, but unsafe.

If we want Ontarians quality of life to improve, via having more disposable income, forcing all Ontarians to own a car is not the way to do this. Cars are expensive, and most people who live in a city, would not own one if they didn't have to. Removing bikes as an alternative form of transportation is further forcing Canadians to own a car. This is exacerbated by the fact that most cities in Canada have poor alternatives to driving, due to the underfunding of public transit options, and cycling infrastructure.

Don't make traffic worse by forcing people to own cars to get anywhere efficiently. PLEASE.
extra lanes attract more drivers, which will not solve the problem long term.