This proposal does not…

This proposal does not justify what expertise the provincial government has which would allow it to make decisions on bike lanes in Toronto. Residents of Toronto choose to bike since it is an effective way of commuting in a city that has failed to prioritize public transit until recent years. These cyclists use bike lanes for safety. Procure the Toronto Bike Share user data from the last 5 years and it will be extremely evident that biking has increased drastically. To remove the only north/south bike lanes linking the city’s financial district to the communities these people live in does not make sense. Traffic simulations often prove how more traffic lanes do not improve traffic flow, particularly on roads with traffic signals. If all cyclists choose to then take a vehicle or Uber, gridlock would increase. It does not make sense to add barriers to residents choosing methods that reduce gridlock, rather, there should be incentives to choose commuting options that reduce gridlock.