I support this bill to…

I support this bill to review/remove bike lanes on some of Toronto's big arteries, such as Bloor St. West and University Avenue. In Bloor West, many of us refer to the Bloor bike lanes as the "Uber lanes," as delivery people are usually the only bikes (or e-bikes) sporadically using the lanes. Meantime, more and more of us try to avoid Bloor, which we can't, despite it becoming a one-lane congestion nightmare.

I am not anti-bike and I do appreciate the lanes work well on many downtown streets. Unlike Bloor West, those lanes have a good turnout of cyclists. So, there's logic as a commuting strategy.

However, putting bike lanes on University Avenue also seemed unnecessary and overkill, even dangerous, given ambulances' need to reach hospital row. The city has run wild with creating more bike lanes (and those space-grabbing garden planters) than cyclists require.

If the province uses reliable usage data (not the sketchy reports that the city so far offers), this will likely support keeping many existing bike lanes. It's irresponsible, however, that the city has spent so much money on lanes that don't make sense and serve to only make Toronto less livable. I hope this bill will rectify the situation.