I am a resident of Toronto…

I am a resident of Toronto and I do not support the province's plan for the removal of bike lanes. The issue of bike lanes is inherently a municipal issue, and it should remain that way. City council is elected by the citizens of the city and councilors are in the best position to make decisions regarding local bike lanes. I think it would be an abuse of power by the province to undo what the city has done.
With respect to the issue of reducing gridlock, it has not been proven that bike lanes contribute to gridlock. Before going through with the removal of bike lanes (the execution of which surely would increase gridlock), shouldn't it be shown that this is the right course of action? Given the enormous disruption to traffic that the removal of bike lanes would cause, not to mention the enormous expense, why is the government so intent on going ahead with this? This plan put forth by the government is irresponsible.