This legislation will be…

This legislation will be terrible for everyone. Removing the bike lanes along Bloor, Yonge, and University will get cyclists killed and increase congestion for drivers, as adding lanes always does due to induced demand. What would actually reduce congestion would be reducing the number of cars on the road, which would be helped by improving the cycling network. "We should not be catering to the 2% of people who cycle" would be a strong argument in favour of removing bike lanes if Toronto had a large, well-connected network that nobody used, but this is not the case. The network is sparse, and cycling where it does not exist feels unsafe. Many people are, understandably, not willing to risk it.

When I drive, I feel much safer knowing that I won't accidentally hurt anyone when cyclists are in their own lane and out of the way. The provincial government has no business meddling in what is fundamentally a municipal matter and it will be devastating if this passes.