Aside from this being a…

Aside from this being a smokescreen for other broader proposals in this Bill, I will restrict my comments to the Issue of Toronto Bike Lanes.
This is a matter of equity, safety, environment and economics.
1) I see riders in these bikelanes that would not be biking to these destinations without lanes. Parents with Children, Seniors, and New Canadians. This is an equity issue for the large percentage of Ontario (Toronto) residents who cannot drive for some reason. Their access to these routes is only through cycling.
2) The protected bike lanes have been shown to improve safety for Pedestrians, Cyclists and drivers. There is peer-reviewed research to support this position. The Ontario Road Safety Annual Report 2021 indicates that there were 3.45 fatalities per 100,000 population in Ontario in that year. My riding of Etobicoke Lakeshore has c140,000 residents so we can expect nearly 5 deaths per year in this riding. How long until one is caused by removal of these lanes.
3) Bike Lanes are good for business and business communities. The Bloor-Annex BIA has attested to this. Complaints of Lost parking in the Kingsway are spurious at best. Only a portion of street parking has been removed and the vast majority of parking in this BIA is OFF-STREET (357 directly behind Bloor facing businesses. GreenP Lots 500 - 505)