I'm a pedestrian, cyclist,…

I'm a pedestrian, cyclist, TTC user, and motorist living in downtown Toronto. I mostly bike, but use all other options when needed.

I was surprised to see the bike lines go in on Bloor and University and I agree that they may not have been the best choices for major bike lines.

Despite my agreement with the provincial government's thoughts on these 2 bike lines, this is a municipal issue, not a provincial one, and should be left to the City of Toronto to manage. Even if the provincial government oversteps and moves ahead with 'ripping out the lanes', there should be a plan to relocate these lanes, not simply remove them and make it more difficult to install new ones in it's place and in the future.

Public transit and cycling are the way forward to tackling Toronto's long term traffic congestion. If you are removing lanes in the name of traffic, then please also announce where you are going to relocate them. There are more cyclists, particularly deliver drivers on every variation of a bike, than there were before the pandemic. They will take up space on roads shared with drivers, creating congestion, frustration, and injuries or death.

If you persevere in making decisions that are not yours to make, then please share your plan for relocation, not just 'ripping them out'.