Nov 6/24. My comment on the…

Nov 6/24. My comment on the bike lane removal. First let me say that I have lived on a residential street with real trees - American Chestnut trees - downtown core- Univ Ave and Dundas St.- "China Town"/ hospital corridor 2 blocks away...since 1989... And in all those years I have driven BOTH a car and a bike. Car is often parked for two weeks as driving in the downtown core is very very congested and the bike is the perfect mode of transport for trips to Kensington market/ Fresco...etc.
Let me focus my comments on the street s around the 3 major hospitals in Toronto - University Ave /Murray St and Elm St.exit to Univ Ave.- very very heavy traffic area-- MADE WORSE BY THE INSTALLATION OF BIKE LANES/LITTLE CURBED ISLANDS at the intersection of Elm St and .Univ Ave. Amazing how stupid this design is... Cars are often lined up exiting from the TWO elevated and one ground lv parking lots on Murray St,down to the corner of Elm St and Univ Ave..WHY?
Only ONE lane of traffic can enter Univ Ave. If you are going directly East or turning North or South on Univ Ave you have ONLY ONE LANE of passage.. The right turning lane at that corner on Elm St is now blocked a stupid concrete island that starts the bike lane....And 2 other similar curbed islands at that intersection but on Univ Ave..
Please get rid of those traffic impeding islands and use two traffic lanes to exit Elm St.