Bike lanes are key to our…

Bike lanes are key to our city's commerce, livability, and environmental impact. The city, as well as city services such as the Fire Dept, have presented the fact that there is not a slowdown based on having these bike lanes. As someone who drives in the city of Toronto daily, the greatest causes of traffic and slowdown are: excessive construction that has been poorly planned/scheduled, and reckless and thoughtless drivers who "block the box" and run through red lights. I am very excited for the Ontario Line, but the required construction has reduced lanes many key Toronto East thoroughfares, as have other necessary infrastructure projects. Additionally, condo developments around town have reduced lanes in key downtown corridors, as have necessary TTC infrastructure upgrades. Not to mention the infuriatingly overdue Eglinton LRT and its impact. Years of unfettered condo development without the necessary transit infrastructure to support it has also played a major role.

To me this reeks of Premier Ford continuing the "war on cars" as fought by he and his brother in city hall so many years ago. Also, a valid question - the amount of tax dollars that were spent to install these bike lanes will be wasted as millions more go into tearing them up, and just who, pray tell will be getting the contracts for this work? My tax dollars are betting it will be more of Premier Ford's friends and donors, just like his land developer buddies who will reap the benefits of the 413 paving the green belt, and the relocation of the Science Centre to downtown, where it will cause additional traffic congestion.