I'm a resident of York-South…

I'm a resident of York-South Weston, a car driver, and someone who uses a bike to get around the city, including to work. Please do not remove all bike lanes on Bloor, Yonge and University.
If you must remove some bike lanes, only remove those that are underused (e.g. those west of High Park on Bloor). I certainly can see how they can disrupt traffic and I understand that few people in Etobicoke or even Bloor West Village may need them.

But other bike lanes are heavily used, particularly the Bloor Street bike lane from High Park to Yonge street. This bike lane can get so busy that there will sometimes be long lines of bikes running along this corridor. These bikes will simply move into regular traffic if the bike lane is removed, which will itself slow down car traffic. Removing these bike lanes will force me into regular traffic, and I worry, will put my life at risk.

I'm also strongly opposed to the provincial government interfering with local decision making. Doug Ford has publicly said that "municipalities know best". Did he mean that? Unlike other areas that used to be the responsibility of municipalities (like some portions of regional highways, subway construction or even some housing-related zoning rules), I don't see any regional dimension to bike lanes that requires that the province interfere with Toronto's decision making about how to build transportation infrastructure. Why should people in northern Ontario get to tell people living in Toronto how to get around their city? I understand the opposition to bike lane construction in Toronto, but Torontonians should decide whether they should be removed through the decisions of their elected local representatives.

If the province is going to force the city (and us) to remove bike lanes, and effectively, push them somewhere else, than the province should reimburse the city for the cost of installing those bike lanes, removing the bike lanes, and installing them somewhere else. That is the true cost of a decision to interfere in local decision making. It also comes at a time when the city is severely strapped for cash. Without this reimbursement, the province's decision could further impact the city's service delivery. The province's ultimate approach to this issue will without question affect my vote in the upcoming election.