Research shows that bike…

Research shows that bike lanes reduce gridlock. Policy and legislative initiatives can incentivize behavior and this bill will encourage people to drive their cars. This will, in turn, cause more congestion and loss of productivity. Bike lanes provide a safe, healthy and environmentally friendly option to allow people to move through the city. In short, bike lanes are the solution, not the problem. Please do not remove the bike lanes on Bloor Street, Yonge Street and University Avenue. The City of Toronto invested a great deal of thought, effort and financial resources in constructing these bike lanes. These bike lanes were installed after much careful consideration and research. These bike lanes are used quite heavily (I know because I use them daily) and tearing them out would be wasteful, dangerous and counter-productive.
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