If the goal is removing…

If the goal is removing congestion on roads then the solution cannot possibly mean removing a viable, green way for people to travel through the city. I live in Toronto and our bike lanes are vital to providing an alternative, convenient method of travel. Without them we lose a safe way to move about the city and may have to use vehicles (meaning more cars on the road, causing more congestion) or an overcrowded TTC to get around.

Bike lanes are essential to keeping bikers safe, especially as our streets have also become congested with e-bikes from food delivery drivers. Removing bike lanes increases the liklihood of accidents between cars and bikers, which puts people's lives at risk and does nothing to solve road congestion problems.

When we imagine what greener, more commuter friendly cities look like, it's not cities with more cars and less bike lanes. This proposal is archaic in its logic and is not moving us towards a better future.