HI -- I'm writing to comment…

HI -- I'm writing to comment on the removal of bike lanes. I'm sure I have nothing new to add -- businesses claim they do better with bike lanes, drivers feel safer with them, climate & pollution issues are addressed by bike lanes, though obviously not solved -- & so forth.

However, I am a pedestrian...& what I notice is bicyclists using the sidewalks in places where there are no bike lanes, or using the pedestrian paths through parks, for their own safety. This feels unsafe to me as someone on foot. I know it could be said that bylaws could cover this, but how much enforcement is really available for such a thing?

Finally one would like to get a clear statement that the "old" city of Toronto is valued in & for itself, & is not simply regarded as a resource for those who don't actually live there.

thank you.