As a driver, this is the…

As a driver, this is the worst proposal I've heard for alleviating congestion and "reducing gridlock". I live in Toronto (Fort York) and am often unable to use my car due to intense gridlock in my neighbourhood. Unfortunately, the transit options are limited to streetcars and bus which are also subjected to traffic. I would love to be able to use a bike as my main source of transportation but I feel that the risk to my safety is to high. Although there are bike lanes in my area, the network isn't well connected and would require me to, at times, shared the roads with cars. Removing bike lanes only adds to congestion, causing would be cyclists to drive their cars and expose the cyclists still brave enough to bike unprotected alongside to increased risk.

This is an incredibly regressive proposal that directly goes against many transit studies. Instead of evidence based solutions that have been tried and tested across many international cities, the "solutions" proposed by the Ford government are founded solely on its desire to meddle in municipal politics.

Other Solutions:
Congestion Charges (London, UK)
Increase segregated bike lanes (Copenhagen, Amsterdam)
Tolling the Gardiner to encourage transit use
IMPROVE TRANSIT (increase the frequency and speed of GO Trains/Via Rail)