Removing bike lanes is not…

Removing bike lanes is not the solution to massive congestion. It is a waste of city funds to pull up the existing bike lanes. Additions of more lanes in high traffic areas have been documented to be ineffective in reducing traffic, and actually only result in greater traffic and congestion (see uc davis article attached). Not to mention that the removal of bike lanes only serves to make this city that much more dangerous for cyclists to get around.

The only way for this to be a reasonable proposal is if altenative bike lanes are proposed and built before destroying existing lanes.

Our values need to shift from a car centric way of thinking if we are every going to improve quality of life in Canada. Investing in bikes and alternative methods of transit to cars makes all our neighborhoods safer and reduces carbon emissions.

I hope our representatives can think about the long term effects of their choices for all citizens. Not just the peers inside their own tax bracket.