I am opposed to eliminating…

I am opposed to eliminating bike lanes within the City of Toronto, and the province being able to overrule the decisions made by municipal governments with regards to bike lanes.
There are numerous studies that show that the creation of bike lanes increase the use of bicycles without having a large negative impact on car traffic and travel times. Also local businesses have an increase in customers when bike lanes are added in the neighbourhood.

Toronto, and other cities in Ontario, have the opportunity to become create the infrastructure to make it easier for residents to get around the city without using a car - whether that be by public transit, walking or cycling. All of these options take cars off the roads, making it easier for those who have to drive to get around the city. Many international cities, and cities in Canada, already have that infrastructure in place and have a significant percentage of the population who is able to leave the car at home for their daily commute. The Ontario government should be encouraging municipalities to install this infrastructure, not preventing them. The best way to reduce gridlock is to reduce the number of cars on the road.

Finally, we have a democratic process in place that includes three levels of government: federal, provincial and municipal. Each level of government has specific areas that are within their area of control, and the Ontario province has been quick to point out when the Federal government has tried to influence topics outside of their area of control. Please let our cities make the decisions that are best for each region, based on the choices of that region, and respect our democratic process.