As a Toronto resident I am…

As a Toronto resident I am deeply disappointed with this new proposal. I commute in Toronto every day using transit and every day I see roads clogged with cars no mater where I go. Removing bike lanes will only add more cars to roads in the long term. Considering the rapid growth and densification of the city of Toronto, it is a losing battle trying to fight congestion by allowing more cars on the road. The only viable long term solution is to get cars off the roads by building alternative infrastructure.

I personally no longer bike in Toronto due to the complete lack of bike infrastructure in my area and the overcrowding of local roads. There is no room to bike safely so I am forced to either use public transit or drive. I do own and bike and now only use it when visiting family in KW since there is bike infrastructure in my families community.

Adding red tape to slow down the addition of new bike infrastructure makes me worried for the future of this cities transportation system as construction projects are already far too slow considering the massive population growth over the last 10 years. Using cars to fix urban transportation issues was a solution for 40 years ago when the population was much lower but with the current levels of density car traffic needs to be reduced in dense urban areas in order to reduce commute times.

For the sake of the city of Toronto's future, I hope this bill never makes it through the approval process and that the city can continue to build infrastructure to fit the needs of today and tomorrow.