Bike lanes make Toronto a…

Bike lanes make Toronto a more livable, traversable, healthy, and safe place to live. I am 36 and have been biking as my main mode of transportation for 20 years. I use cars for long distance travel only. Cars are not the right solution for high population density areas like Toronto.
I cannot say enough positive things about the bike lanes on Bloor and University. It is so dangerous to bike through these areas without bike lanes. Having clear arteries for bikes helps cyclists and drivers avoid dangerous interactions and helps keep our city moving.
It is unreasonable to remove these excellent pieces of infrastructure and there is simply no convincing evidence that adding a driving lane to these roads will improve traffic or become anything but another place to illegally stop, disrupting both car traffic and cycling. I would like to add that illegal parking, ride share and taxi stops are also tension points between cyclists and drivers as without a bike lane cyclists are pushed to the curb as most drivers do not respect the legal right of cyclists to take a lane for their safety.
Finally, the province should not be making decisions about Toronto's city infrastructure. The City of Toronto knows that cycling is essential transportation for all ages and income levels, and that bike lanes keep cyclists and drivers safe.
Please do not throw money away destroying good infrastructure for bad reasons!