This is so irresponsible. …

This is so irresponsible. Such a waste of money to do harm to our cities.

First off, stay in your lane! Let cities decide for themselves what they need. Don't sit in Queens Park and pretend you know our neighbourhoods better than we do.

Secondly, you are completely missing the way to reduce traffic. As cities get bigger there will never be enough room to fit everyone in their own car. Imagine what would happen to downtown Toronto if you removed the subway and put everyone in a car. Traffic happens when there isn't enough space. But cars are the least efficient form of transit for a tight space. You can fit way more pedestrians, transit riders, and yes, cyclists in the same space as you need for one car. You need to give people alternatives to cars that work. Then it will work better for everyone including those people who choose to drive.

Bike infrastructure might not get used much until you connect enough of it to get people from A to Z. If you have gaps, of course people can't ride it! You need to fill the gaps. Judging existing bike lanes as "mostly empty" would be like counting how many cars cross a partly open draw bridge! The three offending bike lanes in Toronto are the start of a network. Something that is gradually being built. It takes time. You don't get milk from half a cow. Finish the network, then see how many people ride it.

Please don't ruin other cities because you don't like the traffic in yours. And please don't waste money removing good infrastructure. It will be so sad to me when someone is killed as a result of this. I'm definitely going to chip in to the lawsuit to sue the government when that happens.