The province seems to be…

The province seems to be unaware of what induced demand is. Studies have shown that removing bike lanes will do nothing to fix traffic, as any traffic improvements temporarily gained will quickly vanish as cars once again fill up the streets and gridlock ensues. Bike lane usage is way above the ~1% suggested by the province, and it is not higher precisely because the network needs more improvements. Mr. Ford has fallen for a fallacy in that there is a cycle of bike infrastructure not being well-developed enough for cyclists to use, therefore not as many people use it, therefore the infrastructure is perceived as not needed, while in reality the province must break this cycle by making new infrastructure. You don't see many bikes on the bike lanes not because nobody uses them, but because they're never stuck in traffic and therefore don't linger long enough to make an impression the way cars do. People need more ways of transportation other than cars; remember that the TTC carries way more people in its subway under Bloor, Yonge, and University than cars do; cars are the minority here. The real solution to traffic is to get more people out of their cars and into bikes, buses, trains, and streetcars - it is mathematically much more efficient, and also makes getting around the city easier and more accessible for all users, including drivers, as the streets will be less clogged. We must invest in more cycling and transit infrastructure as this is the real way of fixing traffic - infrastructure is very much a "build it and they will come" thing, and this applies just as much to cycling and transit.