As a resident of Toronto, I…

As a resident of Toronto, I am extremely disappointed in these proposed changes.

1. Data used to support the proposal do not accurately represent the issue. The census was taken in 2021 in which a our province experienced knockdowns, restrictions, and overall safety precautions, thus inaccurately representing Toronto residents' bike usage within the proposed areas.

2. The data accounts for the entire city of Toronto in which already lacks biking infrastructure, more specifically in the suburban areas. the "1%" is not considering the usage of the lanes itself and rather the entire city, thus falsely representing bike lane usage.

3. The data does not account for persons under 15 and delivery drivers. Many people in the city depend on delivery personnel (Uber, Skip, Doordash, etc...) to deliver their food, many of whom do so via bike or scooter. By removing the lanes, we are putting at risk these hard working people who help give business to our local restaurants and fuel working Canadians , jeopardizing their lives. furthermore, the delivery persons will utilize the road regardless, which will still contribute to "traffic", thus maintaining a seperate lane with at least provide a safe method to do so.

4.bike lanes provide alternative means of transport which gives commuters options and the freedom of mobility. Removing mode of transport to slightly alleviate another is counter intuitive as then the reliance of car and public transit increases - creating more congestion. with the option of biking, commuters are allowed to pick between biking, walking, transit, or driving - freeing space for latter 3. mathematically, 4 is a greater number than 3, this having 4 options of commuting rather than 3 is mathematically more intuitive.

5. lastly, this is a great waste of our tax dollars. as someone who claims to be looking for the tax payer, I challenge Doug Ford's commitment to such morals as many of his decisions have been systematically wasting our taxes. If what is said is true, then the 40 or so million dollars that will be spent on removing such infrastructure is a great waste of money. not to mention the demolishing and relocation of the science centre (which is also costing tax payers). Could the 40 million dollars not be spent in maintaining the science centre which has served the local community for decades and providing education and jobs for our city? Could the money be spent on strengthening our transit system (more service, Eglinton LRT??????????) to then alleviate congestion on the roads?

I hope this proposal is revisited so that it does not go through.

thank you