This is a poorly planned…

This is a poorly planned move. There should be concrete plans for all road users, not just a plan for cars and a promise the rest will come later. About 10% of trips ending downtown are by bike. Driving is not a majority form of transportation, it is surpassed by active and public transit combined. Any plan to improve road usage needs to have the interests of all road users in mind. Active forms of transit are part of a healthy lifestyle and numerous knock on effects in the lives of Torontonians and in our communities. They are also the most vulnerable road users and all decisions should be grounded in safety first.

If there are problems with current bike lanes, real or perceived, work with the city to improve them. And talk with cities about what they would like in a provincial framework. But don't go demanding lanes are removed without that concrete plan for those impacted cyclists.

I cycle for most trips, ride transit, walk and occasionally drive. I often try to find residential cycling routes whenever possible, but having direct, arterial bike routes are a necessary part of the equation for cycling further distances, and when travelling to destinations along those routes.

Often there is little to no improvement in travel times by adding more lanes for cars. When you build roadways and degrade other forms of transit, more people with drive, and the new lanes will fill up again. So the end result is just more people sitting in more lanes of gridlock. Build transit and build bike lanes, because the more people that use those, the less drivers there are. If you really want to improve travel times by car, make decisions that make it cheaper, safer and more convenient to leave the car at home. The less drivers on the road, the better the experience for those that still choose to drive, as well as everyone else.